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fuel rod

–noun Energy.
nuclear fuel contained in a long thin-walled tube, an array of such tubes forming the core of a nuclear reactor.
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fuel rod  
n.  A protective metal tube containing pellets of fuel for a nuclear reactor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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