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Happy #fuelcyclefriday! To recap, previous weeks have talked about mining uranium-bearing ore, milling that ore to pull out the U, conversion to UF6 and enrichment to reactor grade. Now that we have a pile of reactor-grade uranium, let's talk about fuel fabrication! 📸: @NRCgov 
I'm going to focus on the *processes* involved in making nuclear fuel. However, here's a moment I made about a year ago called Nuclear Fuel 101 for those who want to first review the basics on fuel
⚡️twitter.com/i/moments/9266… #fuelcyclefriday
⚡️twitter.com/i/moments/9266… #fuelcyclefriday
I'm going to break down the fuel fab process into 4 major topics.
- producing UO2 powder,
- forming and sintering the UO2 into pellets,
- loading and placing the pellets into rods and assemblies,
- quality assurance #fuelcyclefriday
📸: @WorldNuclear
- producing UO2 powder,
- forming and sintering the UO2 into pellets,
- loading and placing the pellets into rods and assemblies,
- quality assurance #fuelcyclefriday
📸: @WorldNuclear
