fuel element

noun

1. a can containing nuclear fuel for use in a fission reactor

Example Sentences

The reactor suffered no damage beyond the overheated fuel element, Dimeo says.

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The Netherlands’ National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said a week ago that the isotopes may be from a source in Russia and “may indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant.”

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The Netherlands’ National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said Friday the isotopes may be from a source in Russia and “may indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant.”

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It said the material could indicate "damage to a fuel element".

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The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands said on Friday that the composition of the nuclear material "may indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant".

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