The diagram below shows how uranium is used in the production of nuclear power. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates the process by which

uranium

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is used to produce nuclear power.

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, there are six stages that introduce it from ground to waste. Primarily,

uranium

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is extracted from the ground by a mining mechanism. When the process is completed,

uranium

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ore is found, converted, and enriched to produce

fuel

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pellets of U-235, which are more practical to use than the mined ones.

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,

fuel

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is introduced into power plants, where it begins the process of

uranium

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fission,

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powers the generators, and

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electricity is generated and distributed. After a period of four years, the

fuel

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has been consumed and removed, and there are a number of fuels that can’t be recycled and directed into containers and become waste;

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, there is a quantity of

fuel

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that can be reprocessed and

generates

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more electricity.

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, nuclear energy can be considered renewable as

uranium

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can be

re-used

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reused

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and increase power generation; meanwhile, not all pellets can be re-processed and have to be destroyed.