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U-235 is the enriched form of U-238 which is used in fission reactors as the fuel rods.

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What is a nuclearur power plant?

a nuclear power plant produces electricity from uranium 235


What does a nuclear power plant work off?

The energy released in nuclear fission, mainly of uranium-235


Which isotope is most commonly used as fuel in nuclear power plant?

Uranium 235


What is a source for nuclear power?

Uranium 235


Uranium-235 is used to fuel nuclear power plants What is the main use of uranium-235?

That is the main use, to fuel nuclear power plants


Most nuclear power plants use what as a nuclear fuel?

Most nuclear power plants use enriched uranium as a nuclear fuel. Uranium-235 is the most commonly used isotope for nuclear fission reactions in nuclear power plants, where the uranium atoms split, releasing energy.


What is the fuel in a nuclear power plant?

The new fuel is uranium dioxide, enriched to about 4 percent U-235


Fuel source for a nuclear power plant?

Normally Uranium enriched to about 4 percent U-235, in the form UO2


What type of uranium is used in nuclear power plants?

The type of uranium used in nuclear power plants is uranium-235. It is the isotope of uranium that is fissile, meaning it can sustain a nuclear chain reaction.


One commonly used in nuclear power plants?

Uranium-235


What is isotope of uranium is used in a nuclear plant?

Typically 3% uranium-235, 97% uranium-238.


Why does uranium ore have to be enriched before its used in a nuclear power plant?

1. Uranium must be refined to obtain "nuclear grade" uranium. 2. The enrichment in the isotope 235U depends on the type of the nuclear reactor; some reactors (as CANDU) work with natural uranium.