The phrase "reactor fuel" refers to a substance that is used as a source of energy in a nuclear reactor. It is a material that undergoes a process called nuclear fission, which releases a large amount of heat that is converted into electricity.
Sentences with «reactor fuel»
In early studies, scientists relied on calculations or other indirect means, such as electron spectrum measurements made on reactor fuels, to estimate these numbers. (newscenter.lbl.gov)
Used reactor fuel remains extremely hot for hundreds of years and radioactive for thousands of years. (goldmanprize.org)
The Japanese government's Science and Technology Agency wants Japanese and Russian scientists to collaborate on the development of a new generation of reactors fuelled by plutonium. (newscientist.com)