State the term nuclear fuel. Also state its properties.
The term nuclear fuel:- Nuclear fuel is a substance that is used in nuclear power stations to produce heat to power turbines. Heat is created when nuclear fuel undergoes nuclear fission.
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Nuclear fuel is in the from of rod kept in core. It produces heat energy during fission process. Following nuclear fuel are used in nuclear power palnt:-
1. Natural Uranium
2. Low –enriched Uranium
3. Highly –enriched Uranium
4. Fertile Material:- U 238 / Th232
Properties:- 1. Nuclear fuel has the highest energy density 2. Nuclear fuels contain heavy fissile elements 3. Nuclear fuels are complex, multi-component materials containing actinides