Enum: FuelCycleFacilityTypeEnum

Types of nuclear fuel cycle facilities

URI: valuesets:FuelCycleFacilityTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
IN_SITU_LEACH_MINE	None	Uranium extraction by solution mining
CONVENTIONAL_MINE	None	Traditional underground or open-pit uranium mining
HEAP_LEACH_FACILITY	None	Uranium extraction from low-grade ores by heap leaching
GASEOUS_DIFFUSION_PLANT	None	Uranium enrichment using gaseous diffusion
GAS_CENTRIFUGE_PLANT	None	Uranium enrichment using centrifuge technology
LASER_ENRICHMENT_FACILITY	None	Uranium enrichment using laser isotope separation
MOX_FUEL_FABRICATION	None	Facility for manufacturing mixed oxide fuel
AQUEOUS_REPROCESSING	None	Spent fuel reprocessing using aqueous methods
PYROPROCESSING_FACILITY	None	Spent fuel reprocessing using electrochemical methods

Slots

Name	Description
fuel_cycle_facility_type	Type of nuclear fuel cycle facility

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: FuelCycleFacilityTypeEnum
description: Types of nuclear fuel cycle facilities
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  IN_SITU_LEACH_MINE:
    text: IN_SITU_LEACH_MINE
    description: Uranium extraction by solution mining
    annotations:
      extraction_method:
        tag: extraction_method
        value: chemical leaching in ground
      environmental_impact:
        tag: environmental_impact
        value: lower surface disturbance
      geology_requirement:
        tag: geology_requirement
        value: permeable ore deposits
    title: In-Situ Leach Mine
  CONVENTIONAL_MINE:
    text: CONVENTIONAL_MINE
    description: Traditional underground or open-pit uranium mining
    annotations:
      extraction_method:
        tag: extraction_method
        value: physical excavation
      mine_types:
        tag: mine_types
        value: underground or open pit
      ore_grade:
        tag: ore_grade
        value: variable
    title: Conventional Mine
  HEAP_LEACH_FACILITY:
    text: HEAP_LEACH_FACILITY
    description: Uranium extraction from low-grade ores by heap leaching
    annotations:
      ore_grade:
        tag: ore_grade
        value: low-grade ores
      process:
        tag: process
        value: chemical leaching of ore piles
      economics:
        tag: economics
        value: cost-effective for low grades
    title: Heap Leach Facility
  GASEOUS_DIFFUSION_PLANT:
    text: GASEOUS_DIFFUSION_PLANT
    description: Uranium enrichment using gaseous diffusion
    annotations:
      enrichment_method:
        tag: enrichment_method
        value: gaseous diffusion
      energy_consumption:
        tag: energy_consumption
        value: very high
      status:
        tag: status
        value: mostly retired technology
    title: Gaseous Diffusion Enrichment Plant
  GAS_CENTRIFUGE_PLANT:
    text: GAS_CENTRIFUGE_PLANT
    description: Uranium enrichment using centrifuge technology
    annotations:
      enrichment_method:
        tag: enrichment_method
        value: gas centrifuge
      energy_consumption:
        tag: energy_consumption
        value: lower than diffusion
      technology_status:
        tag: technology_status
        value: current standard technology
    title: Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant
  LASER_ENRICHMENT_FACILITY:
    text: LASER_ENRICHMENT_FACILITY
    description: Uranium enrichment using laser isotope separation
    annotations:
      enrichment_method:
        tag: enrichment_method
        value: laser isotope separation
      technology_status:
        tag: technology_status
        value: under development
      energy_consumption:
        tag: energy_consumption
        value: potentially lower
    title: Laser Enrichment Facility
  MOX_FUEL_FABRICATION:
    text: MOX_FUEL_FABRICATION
    description: Facility for manufacturing mixed oxide fuel
    annotations:
      fuel_type:
        tag: fuel_type
        value: mixed oxide (uranium and plutonium)
      input_materials:
        tag: input_materials
        value: plutonium dioxide, uranium dioxide
      special_handling:
        tag: special_handling
        value: plutonium handling required
    title: MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
  AQUEOUS_REPROCESSING:
    text: AQUEOUS_REPROCESSING
    description: Spent fuel reprocessing using aqueous methods
    annotations:
      process_type:
        tag: process_type
        value: PUREX or similar aqueous process
      separation_products:
        tag: separation_products
        value: uranium, plutonium, waste
      technology_maturity:
        tag: technology_maturity
        value: commercially proven
    title: Aqueous Reprocessing Plant
  PYROPROCESSING_FACILITY:
    text: PYROPROCESSING_FACILITY
    description: Spent fuel reprocessing using electrochemical methods
    annotations:
      process_type:
        tag: process_type
        value: electrochemical separation
      temperature:
        tag: temperature
        value: high temperature operation
      technology_status:
        tag: technology_status
        value: under development
    title: Pyroprocessing Facility