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Meanings
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nuclear fuel
Technical term for fuel used in nuclear reactors, such as uranium or plutonium.
Nuclear fuel is used in nuclear power plants.
The disposal of spent nuclear fuel is an important issue.
Usage patterns
- 核燃料を装填するto load nuclear fuel (into a reactor)
The workers loaded nuclear fuel into the reactor.
- 核燃料を冷却するto cool nuclear fuel
Spent nuclear fuel needs to be cooled for a long time.
- 核燃料が漏出するfor nuclear fuel to leak (out)
There are concerns that some nuclear fuel leaked out due to the accident.
- 核燃料を保管するto store nuclear fuel
Nuclear fuel is stored in a strictly controlled facility.