Research Article
Economic Analysis of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options
Table 2
Lead and lag time of fuel cycle steps.
| | Fuel cycle process | Lead/lag time (month) |
| Lead time (month) | Purchase | 21 | Conversion | 18 | Enrichment | 12 | Fabrication | 6 |
| Lag time (month) | Interim storage | 18 | Reprocessing | 78 | Final disposal | 480 |
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