# Uranium Waste

> Canonical source: [Uranium Waste](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/uranium-waste)
> Language: en

The by-product of consuming Uranium Fuel Rods in a Nuclear Power Plant.
Non-Fissile Uranium can be extracted. Handle with caution.

Caution: HIGHLY Radioactive.

## Properties

- Entity type: Item
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 500
- Radioactive: Yes
- Radioactive decay value: 10
- Can be discarded: No

## Used as recipe ingredient

### [Alternate: Fertile Uranium](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-fertileuranium-c)

12 s. [Blender](/wiki/buildings/blender)

[Uranium](/wiki/items/uranium): 5 per cycle; 25/min, [Uranium Waste](/wiki/items/uranium-waste): 5 per cycle; 25/min, [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid): 3 m³ per cycle; 15 m³/min, [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid): 5 m³ per cycle; 25 m³/min → [Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/items/non-fissile-uranium): 20 per cycle; 100/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 8 m³ per cycle; 40 m³/min.

### [Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nonfissileuranium-c)

24 s. [Blender](/wiki/buildings/blender)

[Uranium Waste](/wiki/items/uranium-waste): 15 per cycle; 37.5/min, [Silica](/wiki/items/silica): 10 per cycle; 25/min, [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid): 6 m³ per cycle; 15 m³/min, [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid): 6 m³ per cycle; 15 m³/min → [Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/items/non-fissile-uranium): 20 per cycle; 50/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 6 m³ per cycle; 15 m³/min.

### [Plutonium Pellet](/wiki/recipes/recipe-plutonium-c)

60 s. [Particle Accelerator](/wiki/buildings/particle-accelerator)

[Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/items/non-fissile-uranium): 100 per cycle; 100/min, [Uranium Waste](/wiki/items/uranium-waste): 25 per cycle; 25/min → [Plutonium Pellet](/wiki/items/plutonium-pellet): 30 per cycle; 30/min.

## Related items

- [Uranium](/wiki/items/uranium)
- [Nitric Acid](/wiki/items/nitric-acid)
- [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid)
- [Non-Fissile Uranium](/wiki/items/non-fissile-uranium)
- [Water](/wiki/items/water)
- [Silica](/wiki/items/silica)
- [Plutonium Pellet](/wiki/items/plutonium-pellet)

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_NuclearWaste_C
- Native class: FGItemDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/NuclearWaste/Desc_NuclearWaste
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID