Study on the Characteristics of Nuclear Fuel Industry

Abstract The nuclear fuel industry is related to high-tech strategy and energy security. It is an important technical and material foundation for China’s nuclear power development. In the new era, in order to better promote the high-quality development of China’s nuclear fuel industry, it is necessary to summarize historical experience, further clarify the path of development, carefully study and deeply grasp the characteristics of the industry itself, and on this basis, provide correct guidance for the development of China’s nuclear fuel industry. This study summarizes the development experience of the nuclear fuel industry in major countries, and objectively analyzes the characteristics of the nuclear fuel industry from multiple aspects such as country, technology, enterprise, and market. Study has shown that nuclear fuel has the characteristics of a “pyramid” structure, with the top-level features of nuclear deterrence and international nuclear safeguards.