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Uranium ore - as U (uranium mine operation - open cast)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is uranium mine operation, open cast. The Reference Product is uranium ore, as U. Uranium ore, as U is a nuclear fuel. It is used as a solid fuel and is sourced from uranium mines, open cast or underground. Its main applications are in the following sectors: nuclear power plants. 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/506/documentation

PropertyValue
NameUranium ore - as U (uranium mine operation - open cast)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_ROW)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1980
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_uranium_ore_as_u_uranium_mine_operation_open_cast-fuel_use_na
UUID
82c8b0ab-1c1d-451f-953b-12d6a52bca16
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