noun
MOX fuel; mixed oxide fuel
Technical term in nuclear engineering; refers to fuel containing a mixture of plutonium and uranium oxides.
ＭＯＸ燃料はプルトニウムとウランの酸化物を混ぜて作られる。
MOX fuel is made by mixing oxides of plutonium and uranium.
Kana spelling of the acronym part; sometimes used in less formal contexts.
From English 'MOX' (mixed oxide) + 燃料 (fuel).