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Uranium is the most used nuclear fuel. Plutonium can also be used, but it has to be separated from used uranium fuel

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Which metal is used for radioactive nuclear fuel?

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Uranium is a solid metal, natural chemical element with 3 natural isotopes, radioactive, with the atomic number 92, used as fuel in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.


What is a radioactive nuclear fuel?

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What is radioactive fuel?

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Is uranium a fuel or a metal?

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Radioactive metal used in nuclear power plants?

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If uranium is not a foosil fuel then what is it?

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How are uranium and petroleum different?

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What is the differences between petroleum and uranium?

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Which fuel produces radioactive waste?

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What is plutonium and why is it a highly sought after nuclear fuel?

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