Glossary - Letter Y

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Yellowcake (Nuclear)

Intermediate step in the fabrication of nuclear fuel from uranium ore. It is the final product of ore processing before it is shipped, purified and enriched with U-235. It is of a coarse powder composed of 80% triuranium octoxide (U308).