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Uranium - in yellowcake (uranium production - in yellowcake)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product uranium in yellowcake' is a raw material for a nuclear fuel. It is sourced from uranium mines open cast or underground. Its main applications are in the following sectors: nuclear power plants. Yellowcake is uranium concentrate which is a mixture containing at least 75% uranium oxides U3O8. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameUranium - in yellowcake (uranium production - in yellowcake)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Rest-of-World (RoW)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1980
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: f0519960-3c36-49ab-ab72-24d89471d0ad

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_uranium_in_yellowcake_uranium_production_in_yellowcake-fuel_use_na
UUID
31defb81-fa76-438e-87de-1f1b81f252fb
Code Snippet
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