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Definition of Nuclear fuel
1. Noun. Fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuclear Fuel
Literary usage of Nuclear fuel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"The nuclear fuel Cycle Industry Division is responsible for ensuring a stable
and efficient supply of nuclear materials, technology development for nuclear ..."
2. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"The nuclear fuel cycle includes several steps, from uranium mining to ... For the
purpose of this study, the levelised nuclear fuel cycle costs were not ..."
3. Nuclear Energy Today by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2003)
"The nuclear fuel cycle is the chain of processes whereby nuclear fuel is produced
and managed before and after its use in a reactor; respectively, ..."
4. Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Frank Murkowski (1999)
"Some parties argue that used nuclear fuel is best left alone, that it should
continue to be stored at sites across the country. That would be a mistake. ..."
5. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"After about 1 year, the products from the nuclear fuel cycle could make a
substantial contribution to the total gamma-ray dose fallout patterns over the ..."
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