Emission Factor

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

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for nuclear fuel element, 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 market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/5122/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameNuclear fuel element - for pressure water reactor - UO2 3.9% & MOX (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
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_market_for_nuclear_fuel_element_for_pressure_water_reactor_uo2_3.9_percent_and_mox
UUID
a27e6714-ed37-449c-af3c-8174ce4b1909
Code Snippet
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