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nuclear fuel

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ID 687351 Last modified 29.10.2025
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Domain applied nuclear scienceradioactive materials
  • materjal, millest saab tuuma lõhustumise abil energiat toota
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    • Enimlevinud tuumkütusematerjal tuumaelektrijaamades on uraan, mis on looduses laialt levinud element. Tuumalõhustumise käigus vabaneb 1 kg lõhustuvast uraanist ca 3 miljonit korda rohkem energiat kui 1 kg kivisöe põletamisel.
  • fissionable nuclear material in the form of fabricated elements for loading into the reactor core of a civilnuclear power plant or research reactor
  • fissionable material that has been enriched to a composition that will support a self-sustaining fission chain reaction when used to fuel a nuclear reactor, thereby producing energy (usually in the form of heat or useful radiation) for use in other processes
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nuclear fuel

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