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Uranium fuel is the fuel for nuclear power or experimental reactors.
The chemical form is generally uranium dioxide (UO2) but also used are uranium metal, uranium carbide, U-Zr-Er alloy, mixture of uranium and plutonium oxides, etc.
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∙ 10y agoUranium is a very useful nuclear fuel.
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How is uranium used as a fossil fuel?
Uranium is not a fossil fuel; uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
Is uranium nuclear?
Uranium is a nuclear fuel.
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.
How long does it take uranium to become a fossil fuel?
Uranium is not a fossil fuel and cannot be a fossil fuel.
What do nuclear power stations use for fuel?
Uranium fuel.
What fuel are in power plants called uranium?
Generally the uranium fuel is in the form of uranium dioxide sintered pellets; another chemical compounds of uranium can be also used.
What type of fuel is uranium?
Uranium is nuclear fuel not renewable.The source of energy is the nuclear fission.
What do nuclear scientist call a stick of uranium?
A rod of uranium
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using uranium as a fuel?
Uranium is very important as a nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants. But uranium is toxic and radioactive.
Why uranium fuel turn into oxide?
Uranium dioxide (UO2) is more suitable as nuclear fuel for commercial nuclear reactors than uranium metal.
What is fuel used in a nuclear fission called?
It mainly uranium fuel. Sometimes, it is used MOX fuel (MOX is Mixed uranium plutonium Oxide fuel)
What metal is a radioactive nuclear fuel?
Uranium is the most used nuclear fuel. Plutonium can also be used, but it has to be separated from used uranium fuel
