The process diagram depicts how uranium is utilized in the production of nuclear power.
Overall, the presented man-made process consists of three main stages: collection and processing, usage in power plants, and waste disposal.
At first, as uranium is a natural resource it is harvested from mines and then transported to the manufacturing factories. There, uranium is enriched, which turns it into a U-235 isotope that is more suitable for usage in power plants.
Subsequently, fuel pellets made of U-235 are transferred to the power generators to produce electricity. Eventually, After a 4-year intense work, the pellets are removed, as the fuel inside them expires. However, some of them can still be used, so they are separated and re-processed. Meanwhile, the other part of the pellets turns into radioactive waste, which poses a serious threat to the environment. Thus, they are stored in special containers and buried under the ground.
