Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant). It is no longer useful in sustaining a …

Mar 19, 2020 · The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Science 101: What is Spent Nuclear Fuel? You know how a nuclear power plant uses nuclear fuel and chain reactions to produce …

In fulfilling its mission, EM manages and dispositions nuclear materials that are excess to national security and have no DOE programmatic use (“surplus nuclear material”) and spent nuclear …

Commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is nuclear fuel that has been removed from a commercial nuclear power reactor following irradiation and that is no longer intended for use in producing …

Oct 3, 2022 · Spent fuel refers to the nuclear fuel that has been used in a reactor. The fuel used in today’s commercial reactors is made up of small ceramic pellets of low-enriched uranium …

EM’s mission includes safely and efficiently managing its spent nuclear fuel and preparing it for disposal in a geological repository, or otherwise safely removing it from the inventory. SNF has …

Jan 10, 2022 · Safe, secure, proliferation resistant and economically efficient nuclear fuel cycles that minimize waste generation and environmental impacts globally contribute to the …

Oct 30, 2024 · What is Spent Nuclear Fuel? Spent nuclear fuel refers to the bundles of uranium pellets encased in metal rods that have been used to power a nuclear reactor. Over time, …

Spent nuclear fuel, also called the used nuclear fuel, is a nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant or an experimental reactor), and a fresh fuel …

Jan 24, 2025 · Considerations for Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel Congressional Research Service 3 Figure 1. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office, …