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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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nuclear fuel1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

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

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It has been kept at the site and has been piling up for decades in a form that would allow it to be recycled into new nuclear fuel.

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The country is also referred to as a “tier-one nuclear nation”, he said, due to its capability to produce nuclear fuel from the mining to the manufacturing stage.

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His legislative actions in Congress have included supporting zero-emission vehicles, removal of spent nuclear fuel from the closed San Onofre plant and other sites near large populations, and water quality protections.

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It is unclear whether the submarine was carrying nuclear fuel at the time.

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