ABSTRACT
The recovered uranium, being depleted in uranium-235, can be recycled via the enrichment plant to return it to the level required in the type of reactor for which it is to be used.
The recovered plutonium has generally been stored for future use. It is the most suitable type of fissile material to put into the ‘driver’ charge of fast reactors. Alternatively, it could be used in the artificial enrichment of depleted or natural uranium for use as thermal reactor fuel.
