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fuel rods and control rods
The fission happens in the fuel, which is usually in fuel rods inside the reactor. The rods are spaced at a particular distance apart and fill the reactor.
The nuclear fuel is found in the fuel rods. These fuel rods are formed into fuel bundles called fuel assemblies, and together they make up the reactor core.
Water is pumped around the fuel rods.
The fuel rods used in a nuclear reactor are made from uranium 235(U-235).
Known as fuel rods, these are hollow metal rods that contain the uranium fuel for a nuclear reactor.
Nuclear reactor core
The length of time we see fuel rods left in the core of a reactor will depend on the time it takes to deplete the nuclear fuel in those rods. Reactor design, specifically fuel rod design, and the rate at which the fuel is consumed during operation all have an effect. Typical life of the fuel in a nuclear reactor at a power station is several years.
fuel rods
No, Enriched Uranium-235 is used in a nuclear reactor as the fuel in the fuel rods and boron is used in the control rods.
It can happen if the reactor fuel rods overheat, and that can happen if they are not adequately cooled after the reactor is shutdown
The fission happens in the fuel, which is usually in fuel rods inside the reactor. The rods are spaced at a particular distance apart and fill the reactor.