Uses - doe-hdbk-1113-98_reaffirm_2005

DOE-HDBK-1113-98

Module 102 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Lesson Plan

Instructor's Notes

d. Helium, an inert gas, is pumped into the tubes,

which are then capped. A cluster of these tubes

separated by spacers forms a reactor fuel

assembly.

Fabrication of other materials, such as weapons

parts, may also include materials made with

uranium.

Show OT-20

Uses

The primary goal of the uranium fuel cycle process

is to yield enriched uranium. This product can be

used for:

power reactors,

research reactors,

nuclear weapons, and

naval propulsion reactors.

There are also a number of uses for uranium metal

Show OT-21

depleted in the 235U isotope, such as:

radiation shielding,

armor-piercing bullets,

catalysts for chemical reactions,

armor plating, and

counter weights.