reactor fuel

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• reactor fuel — branduolinis kuras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, kurioje vyksta branduolinės reakcijos ir atsipalaiduoja naudinga energija. atitikmenys: angl. nuclear fuel; reactor fuel rus. ядерное горючее …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• fuel — n. & v. n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or power. 2 food as a source of energy. 3 material used as a source of nuclear energy. 4 anything that sustains or inflames emotion or passion. v. (fuelled,… …   Useful english dictionary

• fuel rod — Energy. nuclear fuel contained in a long thin walled tube, an array of such tubes forming the core of a nuclear reactor. * * * ˈfuel rod 7 [fuel rod] noun (technical) a long thin piece of fuel used in a nuclear power station …   Useful english dictionary

• Fuel reprocessing — (nuclear)   The means for obtaining usable, fissionable material from spent reactor fuel.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …   Energy terms

• Fuel temperature coefficient of reactivity — is the change in reactivity of the nuclear fuel per degree change in the fuel temperature. The coefficient quantifies the amount of neutrons that the nuclear fuel (uranium 238) absorbs from the fission process as the fuel temperature increases.… …   Wikipedia

• Reactor CANDU — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El reactor CANDU es un reactor de agua pesada presurizada (PHWR sus siglas en inglés) diseñado a finales de los años 1950 y en los años 1960 por una asociación entre Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) y la Hydro… …   Wikipedia Español

• fuel — [fyo͞o′əl, fyo͞ol] n. [ME fewell < OFr fouaille < ML fuale, focale < foca, hearth, for L focus, fireplace: see FOCUS] 1. any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power 2. fissile material from which nuclear… …   English World dictionary

• fuel assembly — noun A group of nuclear fuel elements forming a single unit for purposes of charging or discharging a reactor • • • Main Entry: ↑fuel …   Useful english dictionary

• fuel slug — fuel slug, a lump or short rod of nuclear fuel used in a nuclear reactor …   Useful english dictionary

• fuel element — fuel element, the radioactive material and mechanical devices of the core in a complete unit ready to be incorporated in a nuclear reactor …   Useful english dictionary

• Fuel element failure — A fuel element failure is a rupture in a nuclear reactor s fuel cladding that allows the nuclear fuel or fission products in the form of dissolved radioisotopes or hot particles to enter the reactor coolant or storage water.The de facto standard… …   Wikipedia