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 . Since nuclear energy and nuclear weapons technologies are closely related , military aspirations can act as a factor in energy policy decisions .
Nuclear energy policies often include the regulation of energy use and standards relating to the nuclear fuel cycle .