nuclear fuel pellet

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nuclear fuel pellet [′nü·klē·ər ¦fyül ‚pel·ət]

(nucleonics)

A piece of nuclear fuel usually in the shape of a sphere or cylinder, used in pebble-bed reactors, inserted in graphite blocks, or used in metallic tubular fuel elements. Also known as fuel ball; nuclear fuel pebble; reactor fuel pellet.

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