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Fuel rod

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000193

A long, slender, zirconium metal tube containing pellets of fissionable material, which provide fuel for nuclear reactors. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000193
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Fuel rod",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A long, slender, zirconium metal tube containing pellets of fissionable material, which provide fuel for nuclear reactors. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/fuel-rod/"
}

Record 193 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.