Fuel element

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004692",
  "term": "Fuel element",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The smallest structurally discrete part of a nuclear reactor core that has fuel as its principal constituent, such as a clad fuel rod, plate or pebble. Fissile material, commonly uranium dioxide or a uranium alloy, sits inside a protective cladding that retains fission products and passes heat to the coolant. Several elements are grouped into a fuel assembly, as with the 264 fuel rods of a Westinghouse 17 by 17 PWR assembly.",
  "synonyms": [
    "nuclear fuel element"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "constituent",
    "nuclear reactor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1543 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/fuel-element/"
}