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Spent nuclear fuel

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000486

Nuclear reactor fuel that has been used to the extent that it can no longer effectively sustain a chain reaction. For related information, see Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000486
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000486",
  "term": "Spent nuclear fuel",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Nuclear reactor fuel that has been used to the extent that it can no longer effectively sustain a chain reaction. For related information, see Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/spent-nuclear-fuel/"
}

Record 486 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.