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Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The nuclear fuel cycle is the series of industrial processes encompassing uranium extraction and processing, reactor fission for electricity generation, and spent fuel management through storage, recycling, or disposal.

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Materials challenges in nuclear energy

S.J. Zinkle, Gary S. Was · Acta Materialia · 2013 · 2.6K citations

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Microbial reduction of uranium

Derek R. Lovley, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Yuri A. Gorby et al. · Nature · 1991 · 1.4K citations

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The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

William McGucken, Langdon Winner · Technology and Culture · 1988 · 1.3K citations

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The molten salt reactor (MSR) in generation IV: Overview and perspectives

J. Serp, M. Allibert, O. Beneš et al. · Progress in Nuclear Energy · 2014 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Sustainable hydrocarbon fuels by recycling CO 2 and H 2 O with renewable or nuclear energy

Christopher Graves, Sune Dalgaard Ebbesen, Mogens Bjerg Mogensen et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2010 · 1K citations

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  1. İD
    İbrahim Dinçer

    Ontario Tech University, Canada

    22 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. RC
    Rodney C. Ewing

    University of Michigan, United States

    21 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. GH
    G.L. Hofman

    Argonne National Laboratory, United States

    21 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. CW
    C.T. Walker

    Joint Research Centre, Germany

    19 publications · 904 citations

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  5. LL
    L. Luzzi

    Politecnico di Milano, Italy

    18 publications · 2.1K citations

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  1. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    50 h-index

    535 publications

    30.9K citations

  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    48 h-index

    447 publications

    31K citations

  3. Idaho National Laboratory

    Idaho Falls, United States

    47 h-index

    590 publications

    32.2K citations

  4. Argonne National Laboratory

    Lemont, United States

    43 h-index

    419 publications

    21.2K citations

  5. Joint Research Centre

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    35 h-index

    223 publications

    10.3K citations

  6. Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    Tōkai Mura, Japan

    33 h-index

    502 publications

    15.2K citations

  7. CEA Cadarache

    Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France

    33 h-index

    204 publications

    9.3K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    31 h-index

    176 publications

    7.9K citations

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  1. Journal of Nuclear Materials

    499 publications · 24.2K citations

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  2. Nuclear Engineering and Design

    305 publications · 11.2K citations

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  3. Progress in Nuclear Energy

    224 publications · 10.1K citations

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  4. Energy Policy

    99 publications · 6.4K citations

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  5. Nuclear Technology

    242 publications · 8.2K citations

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See also

Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Back-End Management

Front-End Processes

Fuel Cycle Variants

Safeguards and Safety

Reactor Utilization