Overview of Nuclear Energy and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Abstract

There are many differences between nuclear energy production technology and conventional energy production technology. As far as the nuclear fuel cycle is concerned, it is mainly composed of the following links: 1. Uranium mining; 2. Smelting and refining uranium to produce uranium concentrate U3O8; 3. Converting uranium concentrate into uranium hexafluoride (UF6 ), for use in isotope enrichment plants;