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.
Standard technical spelling using Latin acronym and kanji.
Kana spelling of the acronym part; sometimes used in less formal contexts.
From English 'MOX' (mixed oxide) + 燃料 (fuel).