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- producing UO2 powder,
- forming and sintering the UO2 into pellets,
- loading and placing the pellets into rods and assemblies,
- quality assurance #fuelcyclefriday
📸: @WorldNuclear
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @NRCgov
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: Getty
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @FAScientists
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#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @Alchetron
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @Alchetron
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#fuelcyclefriday 📸: ScienceSourceimages
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📸: @WorldNuclear
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @NRCgov
- Corrosion resistant
- Able to withstand high pressure, heat, and radiation environments
- Low cross section i.e. doesn't readily absorb neutrons
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#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @cameconews
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#fuelcyclefriday 📸: NFI
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#fuelcyclefriday 📸: @iaeaorg
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: CASL
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: SABIA
#fuelcyclefriday 📸: Phoenix
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- Nuclear Fuel and its Fabrication by @WorldNuclear
world-nuclear.org/information-li…
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- Evaluation of UF6-to-UO2 Conversion Capability at Commercial Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facilities by @ANL
web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/pdf/AN…
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and finally
- NUCLEAR FUEL FABRICATION & REFABRICATION COST ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY by @ORNL (old but still interesting)
osti.gov/servlets/purl/… #fuelcyclefriday
or check out the cool uranium glass I sell on Etsy etsy.com/shop/NuclearKa… (10% off with code HAPPYHOLIDAYS)