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Nuclear fuel

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001496

Fissionable materials that have been enriched to such a composition that, when placed in a nuclear reactor, will support a self-sustaining fission chain reaction, producing heat in a controlled manner for process use.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001496
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001496",
  "term": "Nuclear fuel",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Fissionable materials that have been enriched to such a composition that, when placed in a nuclear reactor, will support a self-sustaining fission chain reaction, producing heat in a controlled manner for process use.",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/nuclear-fuel/"
}

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