Nuclear fuel bank

A nuclear fuel bank is a proposed approach to provide countries access to enriched nuclear fuel, without the need for them to have access to enrichment technology. The basic concept is that countries, who have enrichment technology, would donate an amount of enriched fuel to a "bank". Countries who do not have access to enrichment technology could then take fuel from the bank.

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Enrichment technology is primarily used to create enriched nuclear fuel, but it can also be used to create weapons grade material. The main goal of a fuel bank is therefore to minimise the risk of further nuclear weapons proliferation by removing the need for more countries to develop enrichment technology.