### Question
How is the term spent nuclear fuel defined?


### Answer
The term **spent nuclear fuel** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 10101* as the following:

> fuel that has been withdrawn from a nuclear reactor following irradiation, the constituent elements of which have not been separated by reprocessing

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 10101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 108-NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY**

