Emission Factor

Nuclear fuel element - for pressure water reactor - UO2 3.9% & MOX (nuclear fuel element production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is nuclear fuel element production, for pressure water reactor, UO2 3.9% & MOX. The Reference Product is nuclear fuel element, for pressure water reactor, UO2 3.9% & MOX. Nuclear fuel element, for pressure water reactor, UO2 3.9% & MOX is a nuclear fuel. The exchange reflects the use of uranium dioxide and MOX (mixed metal oxides) fuel elements in current pressure water nuclear reactors. This mix consists of 87% uranium dioxide (3.9%, enriched) and 13% MOX. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/3150/documentation

PropertyValue
NameNuclear fuel element - for pressure water reactor - UO2 3.9% & MOX (nuclear fuel element production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2002
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_nuclear_fuel_element_for_pressure_water_reactor_uo2_3.9_percent_and_mox_nuclear_fuel_element_production_for_pressure_water_reactor_uo2_3.9_percent_and_mox
UUID
51311e03-d0ef-4f9a-b6a5-da9205ed7844
Code Snippet
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