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Nuclear Fuel Production & Disposal
The production and disposal of nuclear fuel rods
is perhaps the most contentious aspect of the
nuclear power debate for the general public. The
issues of uranium mining and its byproducts as
well as the safe production and disposal of nuclear
fuel rods is of critical importance if nuclear
power generation is ever to become commonplace
in the future. These pages examine the important
stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, including:
- Uranium mining and its social, economic and
environmental effects,
- The fuel rod manufacturing process, and
- The safe disposal of spent fuel rods and other
nuclear wastes.
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