nuclear fuel; fissile material
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Meanings
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nuclear fuel; radioactive material (such as uranium, plutonium, or thorium) used in nuclear reactors to sustain nuclear fission and generate nuclear energy
technicalTechnical term used in nuclear physics and energy engineering. Refers specifically to fissile materials that undergo chain reactions in reactors.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hé核
rán燃
liào料
de的
nóng浓
dù度
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
，
xū需
yào要
tuǒ妥
shàn善
bǎo保
guǎn管
。
This nuclear fuel has a very high enrichment level and requires proper storage.
Hé核
diàn电
zhàn站
měi每
gé隔
yí一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
jiù就
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
hé核
rán燃
liào料
。
Nuclear power plants need to replace their nuclear fuel periodically.
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Yóu铀
hé和
bù钚
shì是
liǎng两
zhǒng种
zuì最
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
hé核
rán燃
liào料
。
Uranium and plutonium are the two most common types of nuclear fuel.
Yán研
jiū究
rén人
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
kāi开
fā发
gèng更
ān安
quán全
de的
xīn新
xíng型
hé核
rán燃
liào料
。
Researchers are currently developing safer new types of nuclear fuel.