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Nuclear Fuel Supply Calculator

(last updated 23 May 2006)
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Calculate production and supply of nuclear fuel, and the lifespan of the world uranium resources.

Enter data and parameters and click the "Calculate" button below. HELP new window
"t" means metric tonne.

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        Resources and Inventory Data      
  Base Year (Jan. 1)
Cost Range 
less or equal 40 $/kgU less or equal 80 $/kgU less or equal 130 $/kgU unassigned
Recoverable
Uranium
Resources
in
Ore Deposits		 Identified
Resources		 RAR t U
Inferred t U
Undiscovered
Resources		 Prognosticated t U
SR t U

        Production Capacity Data      

        Recovery Data from Spent Fuel      

        Supply Data      

            Demand Data      
  t Unat_eq/a     TWhe/a
HWR %

      Output Selections      
Uranium resources category:  

Supply from Mining + Milling: Use Supply Data     Fit Demand

End year:

Results     
   


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        Source Material Parameters        
Unat Assay: wt-% U-235
Re-enriched Unat Assay: wt-% U-235 (equiv.)
LEU stock,
Re-enriched LEU		 Assay: *)
HEU HEU assay: wt-% U-235   ·   wt-% U-236
Raw Blendstock (RB) assay: wt-% U-235
Raw Blendstock (RB) supplied as: U3O8,   UF6
Final Blendstock (FB) assay: wt-% U-235
RepU Assay: *)   (view in assay summary)
MOX Raw U component assay: wt-% U-235
Raw U component supplied as: U3O8,   UF6
Final U component assay: wt-% U-235
Puf conc. in total Pu: wt-% Puf
Puf equiv. of U-235: g Puf per g U-235
General Factor for U-236 effect: excess wt-% U-235 per wt-% U-236
*) given by LWR Power Plant "Burnup · Initial Enrichment" selection below

        Process Parameters        
Conversion to UF6 Losses: %
Enrichment (Unat, RepU to LEU) Tails assay: wt-% U-235
HEU Blendstock Enrichment Tails assay: wt-% U-235
MOX U Component Enrichment Tails assay: wt-% U-235
Re-enrichment of Tails (to Unat, LEU) Secondary tails assay: wt-% U-235
Fuel Fabrication (UOX, MOX, HWR) Losses: %
LWR Power Plant Burnup · Initial Enrichment:

Efficiency: %
HWR Power Plant Burnup: GWd/tHM
Efficiency: %

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