Phrases with «plutonium fuel»

"Plutonium fuel" refers to a type of material called plutonium that is used to produce energy in nuclear power plants. It is a highly radioactive element that is used as a fuel source to generate heat, which is then used to create steam and produce electricity. Full definition

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Sentences with «plutonium fuel»

NASA estimates that Voyager 1 has enough plutonium fuel to keep all its instruments powered for another seven years, giving the probe plenty of time to measure an environment littered with particles that originated in distant stars and violent supernovas. (sciencenews.org)
He fretted when a 2004 security clampdown at Los Alamos National Laboratory threatened to disrupt New Horizons» plutonium fuel supply. (discovermagazine.com)
Moniz was pushed a bit by Senator Tim Scott (R - SC) on the future of the problem - plagued mixed oxide plutonium fuel plant under construction at the department's Savannah River Site in South Carolina. (sciencemag.org)
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Phrases with «plutonium fuel»

Sentences with «plutonium fuel»

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