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nuclear fuel
Fissionable material of reasonably long life, used or usable in producing energy in a nuclear reactor. In accordance with the definition of the Atomic Energy Act, nuclear fuel consists of special fissile substances in the form of
- plutonium-239 and plutonium-241
- uranium with the isotopes U-235 or U-233 enriched
- substances containing one or several of the aforementioned substances
- substances with the aid of which a self-perpetuating chain reaction can be upheld in a suitable plant (reactor) and which are determined in an ordinance having the force of law
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• ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICSSource: European Nuclear Society
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