The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

A Complete Primer — the whole system, made understandable

Uraninite (sooty variety), a primary uranium ore mineral

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Foundations

Part I lays the physical and historical ground for the rest of the book: what fission is and why its energy density matters, where uranium comes from and why its 0.7% U-235 content shapes the whole cycle, and why the industry runs on uranium rather than thorium or plutonium.

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  • Foundations

    Foundations

    Part I lays the physical and historical ground for the rest of the book: what fission is and why its energy density matters, where uranium comes from and why its 0.7% U-235 content shapes the whole cycle, and why the industry runs on uranium rather than thorium or plutonium.