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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Spent fuel Spent fuel The term 'Spent fuel' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' Irradiated fuel that is permanently discharged from a reactor. Except for possible reprocessing, this fuel must eventually be removed from its temporary storage location at thereactor site and placed in a permanent repository. Spent fuel is typically measured either in metric tons of heavy metal (i.e., only the heavy metal content of the spent fuel is considered) or in metric tons of initial heavy metal (essentially, the initial mass of the fuel before irradiation). The difference between these two quantities is the weight of the fission products'. Previous 5 Terms: speleology Spell Of Illness speluncar SPENES Spent (depleted or used) nuclear fuel Next 5 Terms: Spent fuel disassembly hardware Spent fuel pool Spent liquor Spent nuclear fuel spermatic About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.