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Nuclear Fuel (PPO_435)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: ppo_435.ttl
- Name
nuclearFuel- Attribute
- PPO Product
- Definition
- A fissile nuclide that can be consumed to derive nuclear energy by undergoing nuclear fission chain reactions in a nuclear fission reactor.
- Description
- Nuclear fuel may consist of a mixture of fissile and fertile nuclides; during nuclear reactor operation this allows capture of excess neutrons by the fertile nuclides to form fissile nuclides. Depending on the efficiency of production of fissile elements, the process is called 'conversion' or 'breeding'. Breeding is an extreme case of conversion corresponding to a production of fissile material at least equal to its consumption.
- Synonyms
- Reactor Fuel; Fission Fuel$$$$$Fission Fuel$$$$$Reactor Fuel
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- ZI014 Manufacturing Information
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.