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In fission reactors (by far the most common type), uranium, plutonium and thorium can be used. In fusion reactors (much less common, most are simply prototypes still being tested), hydrogen (or the isotopes deuterium or tritium) or helium can be used.
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An element used in nuclear reactors for energy?
Uranium.
How are nuclear reactors used in nuclear reactors?
Well, as nuclear reactors are nuclear reactors, nuclear reactors are not used inside nuclear reactors.
What element is used in nuclear reactors for energy?
Uranaium U
What is the element uranium used for?
To make fuel rods for nuclear reactors
What element is converted to plutonium to make the first nuclear reactors?
Uranium
If uranium is not a foosil fuel then what is it?
Uranium is a radioactive element used to fuel nuclear reactors. It is a nuclear fuel.
What is the origin of americium?
Americium is an artificial chemical element obtained in nuclear reactors.
What is the naturally occurring actinide that is used in nuclear reactors?
We look to the naturally occurring element uranium as a nuclear fuel.
What are facts about the element californium?
Some of the uses for californium are: help starts nuclear reactors....!
The element used as a fuel component in nuclear reactors?
Uranium (U) Or Plutonium (Pu)
Can you direct me to a website with a list of all the nuclear power plants in the world?
I have put a link to the Wikipedia page, "List of nuclear reactors," below. It seems to be pretty good, and includes some reactors that are not in nuclear plants, such as research reactors.
What is the use of hafnium in nuclear reactors?
Hafnium can be used as a material for control rods in nuclear reactors. This element has a high neutron absorption cross section, and it appears as a big target for neurtons.
