Emission Factor

Nuclear fuel element - for pressure water reactor - uo2 4.2% & mox (nuclear fuel element production - for pressure water reactor - UO2 4.2% & MOX)

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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 'nuclear fuel element for pressure water reactor UO2 4.2% & 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 92% uranium dioxide (4.2% enriched) and 8% MOX. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameNuclear fuel element - for pressure water reactor - uo2 4.2% & mox (nuclear fuel element production - for pressure water reactor - UO2 4.2% & MOX)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2002
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 55c882c8-3fa7-4ea8-951a-b1d8bdad56bc

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_nuclear_fuel_element_for_pressure_water_reactor_uo2_4.2_percent_and_mox_nuclear_fuel_element_production_for_pressure_water_reactor_uo2_4.2_percent_and_mox
UUID
db7bd384-1fdf-4e83-bb56-4c24fc0c764f
Code Snippet
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