Nuclear energy policy is a national and international policy concerning some or all aspects of nuclear energy , such as mining for nuclear fuel , extraction and processing of nuclear fuel from the ore , electricity generation by nuclear power , enriching and storing spent nuclear fuel and nuclear fuel reprocessing . Nuclear energy policy is a national and international policy concerning some or all aspects of nuclear energy , such as mining for nuclear fuel , extraction and processing of nuclear fuel from the ore , generating electricity by nuclear power , enriching and storing spent nuclear fuel and nuclear fuel reprocessing .