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Uranium - in yellowcake (uranium production - in yellowcake - in-situ leaching)

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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 - in-situ leaching)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2005
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: d615fba5-fcf6-4d41-9ff0-a1ce9354569c

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_uranium_in_yellowcake_uranium_production_in_yellowcake_in_situ_leaching-fuel_use_na
UUID
94b8e3f3-35c6-4798-b6e0-881970210618
Code Snippet
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