fuel rod — n. a rod shaped metal assembly containing fissile fuel, used in nuclear reactors … English World dictionary
fuel — [fyo͞o′əl, fyo͞ol] n. [ME fewell < OFr fouaille < ML fuale, focale < foca, hearth, for L focus, fireplace: see FOCUS] 1. any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power 2. fissile material from which nuclear… … English World dictionary
fuel reprocessing — noun The processing of nuclear fuel after use to remove fission products, etc and to recover fissile and fertile materials for further use (also reprocessing) • • • Main Entry: ↑fuel … Useful english dictionary
Fissile — In nuclear engineering, a fissile material is one that is capable of sustaining a chain reaction of nuclear fission. All known fissile materials are capable of sustaining a chain reaction in which either thermal or slow neutrons or fast neutrons… … Wikipedia
Fuel — 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 … Wikipedia
Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty — The Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (also FISSBAN or FMCT) is a proposed international treaty to prohibit the further production of weapons grade uranium and plutonium. It would not prevent the production of fuel grade uranium and plutonium, nor… … Wikipedia
fuel — /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.,… …
Nuclear fuel cycle — The nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages. It consists of steps in the front end, which are the preparation of the fuel, steps in the service period in which… … Wikipedia
Thorium fuel cycle — The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses thorium 232 as fertile material and uranium 233 as fissile fuel. A major advantage of the thorium fuel cycle is that production of plutonium and other long lived actinides as radioactive… … Wikipedia
MOX fuel — Mixed oxide fuel, commonly referred to as MOX fuel, is nuclear fuel that contains more than one oxide of fissile material. MOX fuel contains plutonium blended with natural uranium, reprocessed uranium, or depleted uranium. MOX fuel is an… … Wikipedia
Nuclear fuel — Process … Wikipedia