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Isn’t spent fuel really just nuclear waste?

April 26, 2017FUEL isn’t nuclear spent waste

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Isn’t spent fuel really just nuclear waste?

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No. Spent fuel is fuel that has been irradiated in a reactor. Some of the fuel in the element has been burned up and is waste. But most of the fuel in the element has not and can be used again if it is separated from the portion that is waste.