reactor fuel
11Fuel element failure — A fuel element failure is a rupture in a nuclear reactor s fuel cladding that allows the nuclear fuel or fission products in the form of dissolved radioisotopes or hot particles to enter the reactor coolant or storage water.The de facto standard… …
12Reactor grade plutonium nuclear test — The reactor grade plutonium nuclear test was a low yield underground nuclear test using non weapons grade plutonium, conducted at the US Nevada Test Site in 1962.Some information regarding this test was declassified in July 1977 under… …
13Fuel — For other uses, see Fuel (disambiguation). Wood was one of the first fuels used by humans and is still the primary energy source in much of the world.[citation needed] Fuel is any material that stores …
14Fuel rod — (nuclear) A long slender tube that holds fissionable material (fuel) for nuclear reactor use. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core. California Energy… …
15fuel — /ˈfjuəl / (say fyoohuhl), /fjul / (say fyoohl) noun 1. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, etc. 2. material used to feed an engine, as petrol, diesel, etc. 3. a source of energy for operating machines, appliances, etc.,… …
16reactor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear, nuclear power ▪ breeder, fast, fast breeder, fission, fusion, gas cooled, light water, etc …
17fuel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from Anglo French fuail, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin *focalia, from Latin focus hearth Date: 13th century 1. a. a material used to produce heat or power by burning b. nutritive… …
18fuel rod — Energy. nuclear fuel contained in a long thin walled tube, an array of such tubes forming the core of a nuclear reactor. * * * …
19fuel element — /ˈfjuəl ɛləmənt/ (say fyoohuhl eluhmuhnt) noun an element of nuclear fuel for use in a nuclear reactor, especially uranium encased in a canister …
20nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
