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spent fuel [′spent ′fyül] (nucleonics) Nuclear reactor fuel that has been irradiated to the extent that it can no longer effectively sustain a chain reaction because its fissionable isotopes have been partially consumed and fission-product poisons have accumulated in it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| DOE's partnership project is designed to leverage new technology to effectively and safely recycle spent nuclear fuel without producing separated plutonium. Southern Californians are concerned about proposals to ship spent nuclear fuel to Yucca Mountain from the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County -- a trek that could take it by train through Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley. has 48,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel sitting at dozens of locations across the country. |
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