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Zirconium

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000555

A chemical element used (in the form of "Zircaloy" metals) in cladding for nuclear fuel rods. The thin zirconium tubes contain pellets of nuclear fuel and are bundled together into assemblies for use in a reactor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000555
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000555",
  "term": "Zirconium",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A chemical element used (in the form of \"Zircaloy\" metals) in cladding for nuclear fuel rods. The thin zirconium tubes contain pellets of nuclear fuel and are bundled together into assemblies for use in a reactor.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/zirconium/"
}

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