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Zirconium sponge nuclear-grade (zirconium sponge production from zirconium tetrachloride)

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Ammonia

Ammonium nitrate

Ammonium nitrate - CaCO3 or inorganic non-fertilisers

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product nuclear-grade zirconium sponge is the product of the Kroll process during which the pure ZrCl4 obtained from the zirconium / hafnium separation process is reduced by adding magnesium to zirconium sponge and magnesium chloride. The main use for zirconium sponge is in the nuclear industry where it is used for the production of zirconium alloys for nuclear reactor components such as cladding for fuel rods. For nuclear applications a minimum content of hafnium is needed. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

Emission intensity of supply chain (purchase of service/standard good/capital good) in US dollars spend on: chemicals and chemical products. Factors retrieved from the Quantis+GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculator for the year 2016 and apply for years beyond 2016. The same emission factor applies to different types of investments in joint ventures/subsidiaries/associate companies that were not captured in Scope 1 emissions.

Chemicals and chemical products

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds). This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment.

Chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds)

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds). This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model v1.0.1. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.1.1

Emission intensity of supply chain in EUR spend on: chemicals (not specified in other EXIOBASE emission factors). Retrieved from the EXIOBASE v3.8.2 model outputs for products. These factors were calculated based on 2019 data. CO2 equivalent factors incorporate emissions from land use; constituent gases have not been included as they do not. The LCA boundaries of these factors are not defined by the source. These factors include effects of international trade.

Chemicals (not elsewhere specified)

Property	Value
Name	Zirconium sponge nuclear-grade (zirconium sponge production from zirconium tetrachloride)
Sector	Materials and Manufacturing
Category	Chemical Products
Source	ecoinvent
Region	France (FR), Rest-of-World (RoW), United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type	Weight
Year	2020
LCA Activity	Refer to source

Zirconium sponge nuclear-grade (zirconium sponge production from zirconium tetrachloride)

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Ammonium nitrate

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