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nuclear fuel

[noo-klee-er fyoo-uhl, nyoo-]

noun

  1. Physics.fissile or fertile material that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.

  2. any light element, as hydrogen or helium, that undergoes fusion and gives off energy within the interior of stars.



nuclear fuel

noun

  1. a fuel that provides nuclear energy, used in nuclear power stations, nuclear submarines, etc

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nuclear fuel1

First recorded in 1945–50
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What if its 400kg of 60% enriched uranium – the nuclear fuel that is just a small step away from being fully weapons-grade, enough for ten bombs or so – is not destroyed?

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Inside one or more large reactor vessels, atoms of nuclear fuel are split, releasing a large amount of heat.

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The EU's reliance on Russian gas, oil and nuclear fuel poses "risks to our economic security" and financially supports Russia's war economy, the report said.

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Iran subsequently ignored some of the deal's restrictions and enriched more and more uranium nuclear fuel.

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It mainly consisted of fertilisers, nuclear fuel and some metals, according to Trading Economics and Russian media.

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