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nuclear fuel
[ noo-klee-er fyoo-uhl, nyoo- ]
noun
- Physics. fissile or fertile material that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.
- any light element, as hydrogen or helium, that undergoes fusion and gives off energy within the interior of stars.
nuclear fuel
noun
- a fuel that provides nuclear energy, used in nuclear power stations, nuclear submarines, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nuclear fuel1
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Example Sentences
When these stars run out of nuclear fuel, they explode in supernovas, but their cores collapse under intense gravity.
Enrichment is the process of creating nuclear fuel from uranium needed for peaceful reactors and nuclear weapons.
The Iranians are installing equipment that will allow it to accelerate the production of nuclear fuel.
Another huge blast was reported at the end of the month in Isfahan, site of an important nuclear fuel production facility.
The smoke appeared to be coming from the area where a storage pool for spent nuclear fuel is located.
The decision to continue supply of nuclear fuel to the Indian Tarapur reactors was sensitive to this effort.
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