Spent fuel definition

Spent fuel means any fuel element or fuel component, solid or liquid, which has been used or exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor;
Spent fuel means any fuel element or fuel com- ponent, solid or liquid, which has been used or ex- posed to radiation in a "nuclear reactor".
Spent fuel means any fuel element or fuel component, solid or liquid, which has been used or exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor.

Examples of Spent fuel in a sentence

  • Spent fuel held at reprocessing facilities as part of a reprocessing activity is not covered in the scope of this Convention unless the Contracting Party declares reprocessing to be part of spent fuel management.

  • Spent fuel includes the special nuclear material, byproduct material, source material, and other radioactive materials associated with fuel assemblies.

  • Spent fuel reprocessing, however, has long been controversial because of cost concerns and the potential weapons use of separated plutonium.

  • Spent fuel assemblies shall be packaged and placed in casks so that all applicable regulatory requirements are met.

  • Spent fuel means nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in and permanently removed from a reactor core.


More Definitions of Spent fuel

Spent fuel means any fuel element or fuel component, solid or liquid, which has been used or exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor; "WASTE" means any waste material (1) containing by product material and (2) resulting from the operation by any person or organization of any nuclear facility included within the definition of nuclear facility under paragraph (a) or (b) thereof; "NUCLEAR FACILITY" means
Spent fuel means nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in and permanently removed from a reactor core; spent fuel may either be considered as usable resource that can be reprocessed or be destined for final disposal with no further use foreseen and treated as radioactive waste;
Spent fuel means nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in and permanently removed from a reactor core;
Spent fuel means nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in and permanently removed from a reactor core; spent fuel may either be considered as a usable resource that can be reprocessed or be destined for disposal if regarded as radioactive waste;
Spent fuel shall have the meaning given in the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended.
Spent fuel means any fuel element or fuel component, solid or liquid, which has been used or exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor; “waste” means any waste material (1) containing byproduct material other than the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content and (2) resulting from the operation by any person or organization of any nuclear facility included under the first two paragraphs of the definition of nuclear facility; “nuclear facility” means
Spent fuel and "radioactive waste" mean spent fuel and radioactive waste as defined in points (7) and (11) of Article3 of Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom (105). Article 80 End of Community responsibility for matters related to the United Kingdom