Meaning FUEL ROD
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FUEL ROD


A long slender tube that holds fissionable material (fuel) for nuclear reactor use. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reac [..]
Source: energy.ca.gov

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FUEL ROD


Geometrical form in which nuclear fuel surrounded by cladding material is inserted into a reactor. Several fuel rods are normally compiled into a fuel element. In the Krümmel Nuclear Power Plant with [..]
Source: euronuclear.org

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FUEL ROD


A long, slender, zirconium metal tube containing pellets of fissionable material, which provide fuel for nuclear reactors. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.
Source: nrc.gov (offline)

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FUEL ROD


A single rod of fissionable material encased in cladding. Fuel rods are assembled into fuel elements.
Source: ansto.gov.au (offline)

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FUEL ROD


Long zirconium alloy tubes containing fissionable material for use in a nuclear reactor
Source: web.archive.org

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FUEL ROD


A long metal tube containing pellets of fuel (enriched uranium or MOX) for nuclear reactors.
Source: planete-energies.com





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