What Colour is nuclear waste?

What Colour is nuclear waste? Uranium mining and milling The uranium-rich product is a yellow powder, called ‘yellowcake’ because of its colour. Yellowcake is a uranium oxide and is the raw material for manufacturing nuclear fuel. Milling produces very large amounts of crushed rock waste, known as ‘tailings’.

Uranium mining and milling

The uranium-rich product is a yellow powder, called ‘yellowcake’ because of its colour. Yellowcake is a uranium oxide and is the raw material for manufacturing nuclear fuel. Milling produces very large amounts of crushed rock waste, known as ‘tailings’.