Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Material: Basic Terms

In order to produce nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, both nuclear and non-nuclear material is necessary. Under CSA, the IAEA is responsible for safeguarding all nuclear material. Certain agreements also require safeguards measures on some non-nuclear material.

Terms Included in this Chapter

1. Americium
2. Depleted uranium
3. Deuterium and heavy water
4. Direct use material
5. Enriched uranium
6. Enrichment
7. Feed material
8. Fertile material
9. Fissionable material
10. High enriched uranium
11. Hold-up
12. Indirect use material
13. Intermediate product
14. Isotope
15. Low enriched uranium
16. Material category
17. Material form
18. Mixed oxide (MOX)
19. Natural uranium
20. Neptunium
21. Nuclear material
22. Nuclear-grade graphite
23. Nuclide
24. Plutonium
25. Product
26. Scrap
27. Source material
28. Special fissionable material
29. Specified non-nuclear material
30. Thorium
31. Uranium
32. Uranium-233
33. Waste
34. Zircaloy