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Uranium - in yellowcake (market for uranium - 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 market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameUranium - in yellowcake (market for uranium - in yellowcake)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2011
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: ea7f8dfb-85c3-4f35-a793-69c8f42c3d37

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_uranium_in_yellowcake_market_for_uranium_in_yellowcake-fuel_use_na
UUID
4b6fe4ba-90c0-4ace-9bc9-2b1b90be4b79
Code Snippet
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