Description
A typical fuel element consists of UO2 fuel rods (Zircaloy cladding containing the fuel pellets), the rods being held together with additional structural materials. Some of the radionuclide inventory in a fuel element is contained in the Zircaloy and structural materials, as a consequence of neutron activation.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Spent fuel
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
1.03
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
SF
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.01, 2.1.02