Separated Components and Disposition
See also: Spent nuclear fuelThe potentially useful components dealt with in nuclear reprocessing comprise specific actinides (plutonium, uranium, and some minor actinides). The lighter elements components include fission products, activation products, and cladding.
| material | disposition |
|---|---|
| plutonium, minor actinides, reprocessed uranium | fission in fast, fusion, or subcritical reactor |
| reprocessed uranium, cladding, filters | less stringent storage as intermediate-level waste |
| long-lived fission and activation products | nuclear transmutation or geological repository |
| medium-lived fission products 137Cs and 90Sr | medium-term storage as high-level waste |
| useful radionuclides and noble metals | industrial and medical uses |
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