Nuclear Fuel Chain photo gallery

The Nuclear Fuel Chain
PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY

These photos come from a variety of sources and illustrate some of the major steps of uranium oxide along the pathways of the nuclear fuel chain. Click one of the images below to see the larger version.

Uranium Mining - More images in the Ranger and Olympic Dam galleries

Exploration work at Nowthanna, Western Australia

The No.1 pit at the Ranger uranium mine.

The uranium mill at Olympic Dam, SA.

Enrichment and fuel fabrication

Enrichment Plant

Nuclear Fuel Assembly

Nuclear Reactors

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power station, USA

Lucas Heights research reactor

Chernobyl

Chernobyl sarcophagus

Pripyat after the fallout

Nuclear Weapons - more images in the Nuclear Weapons Gallery

Reprocessing fuel at Savannah River

Nuclear Weapons testing

Trident nuclear submarine

Nuclear Waste - more images in the Nuclear Waste Gallery

Spent fuel interim storage

Waste transportation

Proposed Pangea dump