Basics of nuclear fuel cycle and environment

Sakamoto, Yoshiaki

Genshiryoku Bakkuendo Kenkyu (CD-ROM), 30(1), p.15 - 18, 2023/06

The entire process of nuclear power generation is called the nuclear fuel cycle, and each process generates various types of radioactive waste. These radioactive wastes are generated from the operation and decommissioning of these facilities, and are treated and disposed of appropriately according to their radioactivity concentrations and properties. This paper describes the basic outline of the nuclear fuel cycle and the fundamentals of the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste (including radioactive waste from the use of radioactive materials in facilities other than the nuclear fuel cycle), called the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.