nuclear fuel

Noun

Meaning

fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fuel uranium th plutonium actinide alpha decay alpha particle atomic number 90 alpha emitter concrete fuel civil nuclear energy alpha decay product inner fire japan nuclear nuclear fuel assembly
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Hypernyms

fuel

Examples

Now that Iran has entered into production of nuclear fuel on an industrial [scale], there will be no limit on the production of nuclear fuel in Iran. Gholam-Reza Aghazadeh

No matter what policy initiatives we take on, we are going to need a permanent repository for nuclear fuel based on the law and sound science. Craig Stevens

A great deal of power comes from a tiny amount of nuclear fuel. Source: Internet

All fissionable and fissile isotopes undergo a small amount of spontaneous fission which releases a few free neutrons into any sample of nuclear fuel. Source: Internet

After this the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which wanted to buy nuclear fuel from Mongolia, joined in the negotiations. Source: Internet

A number of incidents connected with the unmanned nuclear-reactor-powered Soviet RORSAT radar satellite program resulted in spent nuclear fuel re-entering the Earth's atmosphere from orbit. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nuclear fragmentation nuclear fratricide nuclear free world nuclear fuel assembly nuclear fuel cycle nuclear fuel element