nuclear fuel en · NOUN
Meanings
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A radioactive material, such as uranium, used to power a nuclear reactor.
For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.
2023 December 27, Ben Jones, “Inside Sellafield... by rail”, in RAIL, number 999, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuclear fuels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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de Kernbrennstoff (radioactive fuel) · nb kjernebrensel (radioactive fuel) · az nüvə yanacağı (radioactive fuel) · ja 核燃料 (radioactive fuel) · cmn 核燃料 (radioactive fuel) · uk я́дерне па́ливо (radioactive fuel) · ru я́дерное то́пливо (radioactive fuel) · nn kjernebrensel (radioactive fuel) · sv kärnbränsle (radioactive fuel) · fi ydinpolttoaine (radioactive fuel)