Enum: FuelCycleFacilityTypeEnum

Types of nuclear fuel cycle facilities

URI: valuesets:FuelCycleFacilityTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Economics	Energy Consumption	Enrichment Method	Environmental Impact	Extraction Method	Fuel Type	Geology Requirement	Input Materials	Mine Types	Ore Grade	Process	Process Type	Separation Products	Special Handling	Status	Technology Maturity	Technology Status	Temperature
IN_SITU_LEACH_MINE	In-Situ Leach Mine		Uranium extraction by solution mining				lower surface disturbance	chemical leaching in ground		permeable ore deposits
CONVENTIONAL_MINE	Conventional Mine		Traditional underground or open-pit uranium mining					physical excavation				underground or open pit	variable
HEAP_LEACH_FACILITY	Heap Leach Facility		Uranium extraction from low-grade ores by heap leaching	cost-effective for low grades									low-grade ores	chemical leaching of ore piles
GASEOUS_DIFFUSION_PLANT	Gaseous Diffusion Enrichment Plant		Uranium enrichment using gaseous diffusion		very high	gaseous diffusion												mostly retired technology
GAS_CENTRIFUGE_PLANT	Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant		Uranium enrichment using centrifuge technology		lower than diffusion	gas centrifuge														current standard technology
LASER_ENRICHMENT_FACILITY	Laser Enrichment Facility		Uranium enrichment using laser isotope separation		potentially lower	laser isotope separation														under development
MOX_FUEL_FABRICATION	MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility		Facility for manufacturing mixed oxide fuel						mixed oxide (uranium and plutonium)		plutonium dioxide, uranium dioxide						plutonium handling required
AQUEOUS_REPROCESSING	Aqueous Reprocessing Plant		Spent fuel reprocessing using aqueous methods												PUREX or similar aqueous process	uranium, plutonium, waste			commercially proven
PYROPROCESSING_FACILITY	Pyroprocessing Facility		Spent fuel reprocessing using electrochemical methods												electrochemical separation					under development	high temperature operation

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
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of nuclear fuel cycle facilities
title: Fuel Cycle Facility Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
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