Title: nuclear fuel
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - nuclear fuel
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.N04230
Status: current

Definition
Material containing fissile nuclides, which when placed in a reactor, enables a chain reaction to be achieved.

Related Terms
- chain reaction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C00960
- fissile nuclides: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/F02394

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1543 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

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Citation: Citation: 'nuclear fuel' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.N04230
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