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Reprocessed Uranium

(uranium recovered from spent nuclear fuel by reprocessing, also known as recycled uranium)

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Interim Guidance for the Safe Transport of Reprocessed Uranium , IAEA TECDOC Series No. 750, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1994 (3.1M PDF )
Management of Reprocessed Uranium - Current Status and Future Prospects , IAEA TECDOC Series No. 1529, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Feb. 2007 (1.2M PDF )
Management of Recyclable Fissile and Fertile Nuclear Materials , OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, 2007 (1.65MB PDF read only)
Reprocessed Uranium Issues, by H.Bairiot, K.Fukuda, in: Fissile Material Management Strategies for Sustainable Nuclear Energy , Proceedings of a Technical Meeting held in Vienna, 12-15 September 2005, Proceedings Series, STI/PUB/1288, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Nov. 2007 (16.2MB PDF ), p.469-488
Recycling von Wiederaufarbeitungsuran? Ein Einblick in die Geschäfte der Schweizer Atomindustrie mit russischen Brennstoffproduzenten , Greenpeace Schweiz, Juli 2009 (3.65MB PDF - in German)
Use of Reprocessed Uranium: Challenges and Options , IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NF-T-4.4, Dec. 2009 (978k PDF )