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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.

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No references found			Highly politicized groups such as the Union of Concerned Scientists talk about reprocessing as leading to nuclear proliferation without the slightest evidence that this has ever happened or is even in danger of happening in those countries that have been reprocessing spent nuclear fuel over the decades. No nuclear meltdowns by Jones, Roger F. / National Defense Congress has consistently reduced funding to study the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, a technology some see as an alternative to storage but others dismiss as decades from fruition. SHORT STACK by Staff / Las Vegas Sun 9780309119610 Setting the stage for international spent nuclear fuel storage facilities; international workshop proceedings. Setting the stage for international spent nuclear fuel storage ... by SciTech Book News			Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl Spencer, Herbert Spencer, Joseph Spencer, Lilly Spencer, Niles Spencer, Sir Stanley spencerite Spender Spender, Sir Stephen Spendiarov, Aleksandr Spendiarov, Aleksandr Afanasevich spending beach Spener, Philipp Jakob Spengler Spengler, Oswald Spens, Sir Patrick Spenser Spenser, Edmund Spenserian Stanza spent spent acid spent fuel spent iron sponge spent liquor Spent nuclear fuel spent oxide speos Speranski, Mikhail Mikhailovich Speranskii, Aleksei Speranskii, Aleksei Dmitrievich Speranskii, Evgenii Speranskii, Evgenii Veniaminovich Speranskii, Georgii Speranskii, Georgii Nestorovich Speranskii, Mikhail Speranskii, Mikhail Mikhailovich Speranskii, Sergei Speranskii, Sergei Borisovich Speransky, Mikhail, Count Sperantova, Valentina Sperantova, Valentina Aleksandrovna spere spere-truss spergenite Spergula Spergularia Sperm Sperm cell sperm nucleus sperm oil			spent spent spent a penny spent a penny Spent acid Spent ball Spent Filter Backwash Water Spent fuel Spent fuel Spent Fuel Cooling System Spent Fuel Disposal Performance Assessment Project Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facility Spent Fuel Handling and Packaging Spent fuel pool Spent Fuel Project Office Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Spent Fuel Storage Facility Spent Fuel Storage Tank Spent Fuel Test - Climax spent gnat Spent grain Spent grain Spent grain Spent grain spent iron sponge spent liquor spent money hand over fist spent money hand over fist spent money hand over fist spent money hand over fist Spent nuclear fuel Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Facility Spent Nuclear Fuel Program Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage spent oxide Spent phase Spent Potlinings Spent Resin Tank Spent Stage Experiment Support Module spent tan spent tan spent tan spent tan Spent Target Pool Spent Unreprocessed Fuel Spenta Armaiti Spenta Mainyu SPEO SPEOC Speos Speos Speos Artemidos Speos Artemidos Speothos Speothos venaticus Speotyto cunicularia SPEP SPEP SPEPS SPEQ SPEQL

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