- Fuel reprocessing
- (nuclear)The means for obtaining usable, fissionable material from spent reactor fuel.California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms
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Fuel reprocessing
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fuel reprocessing — noun The processing of nuclear fuel after use to remove fission products, etc and to recover fissile and fertile materials for further use (also reprocessing) • • • Main Entry: ↑fuel … Useful english dictionary
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Spent fuel reprocessing — См. Переработка отработавшего ядерного топлива Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
Spent fuel reprocessing plant — См. Радиохимический завод Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
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