How Nuclear Works

The Fuel Cycle in Brief

Extract of the nuclear fuel cycle
An overview of how uranium is used to generate electricity and how the byproducts are handled. More info 

Mining

uranium mine
The uranium mining industry, how uranium is extracted and where it is found. More info 

Conversion and Enrichment

centrifuges
How 'yellowcake' is converted and enriched for use in reactors. More info 

Fuel Fabrication

PWR fuel assemby
How nuclear fuel assemblies are manufactured. More info 

Electricity Generation

diagram of a nuclear reactor
How nuclear power reactors generate electricity. More info 

Used Fuel Management

spent fuel pond
What happens to nuclear fuel after it has been in a nuclear reactor. More info  

Waste Management

waste management
How the nuclear industry stores and disposes of waste products. More info 

Decommissioning

decomissioned prototype nuclear reactor
How nuclear facilities are dismantled after they have ceased operation. More info 

Transport

Transport of Radioactive Materials
How nuclear materials are transported. More info