​Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Nuclear Fuel Cycle Processes)	LIST-II (Their Products)
A. Mining	I. Spent fuels
B. Milling	II. Reactor grade uranium
C. Enrichment	III. Uranium ore
D. Disposal	IV. Yellow coke

​Choose the correct answer from the options given below:​

Correct option is C

Here is the correct matching of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Processes (List-I) with their respective Products (List-II):

(A) Mining → (III) Uranium ore

(B) Milling → (IV) Yellowcake

(C) Enrichment → (II) Reactor-grade uranium

(D) Disposal → (I) Spent fuels

Detailed Explanation:

1. Mining (A) – Uranium ore (III)

Process: Extraction of raw uranium from the earth.
Product: Uranium ore, which contains low concentrations of uranium (typically 0.1% to 0.5%).

2. Milling (B) – Yellowcake (IV)
Process: Crushing and chemically processing uranium ore to extract uranium.
Product: Yellowcake (U₃O₈), a powdered form of uranium concentrate (~80% uranium).

3. Enrichment (C) – Reactor-grade uranium (II)
Process: Increasing the concentration of the fissile isotope U-235 (from ~0.7% to 3–5% for most reactors).
Product: Reactor-grade uranium (low-enriched uranium, LEU), suitable for nuclear fuel.

4. Disposal (D) – Spent fuels (I)
Process: Long-term storage or reprocessing of used nuclear fuel after reactor use.
Product: Spent fuel (highly radioactive waste containing fission products and unused uranium/plutonium).