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NACE 24.46: Processing of nuclear fuel

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 24.46. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2420.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 24.46 is "Processing of nuclear fuel". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 24 (Manufacture of basic metals), then group 24.4 (Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 24.46 (Processing of nuclear fuel).

What the class includes

This class includes: - production of natural uranium metal and its compounds from pitchblende or other ores - manufacture of alloys of natural uranium, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds - smelting and refining of natural uranium

What it excludes

This class excludes: - enrichment of uranium and thorium ores, see 20.13

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
24.46Processing of nuclear fuel-

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Neighbouring classes

24.41 Precious metals production · 24.42 Aluminium production · 24.43 Lead, zinc and tin production · 24.44 Copper production · 24.45 Other non-ferrous metal production

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.