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What naturally occurring radioistope is used as the fuel for a nuclear reactor?
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∙ 13y ago
Uranium is usually the element of choice for nuclear fuel. We also like to recover the uranium-235 isotope for fuel if we can. Some reactors use mostly U-235 for fuel, and some use a bit of U-235 in with U-238 for fuel.
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