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low-enriched uranium

low-enriched uranium noun: enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated by light water but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main nuclear fuel in most commercial nuclear reactors used to generate electricity.

Noun

low-enriched uranium (uncountable)

  1. (nuclear physics) Enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated by light water but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main nuclear fuel in most commercial nuclear reactors used to generate electricity.

Words formed from low-enriched uranium

  • high-assay low-enriched uranium

Questions about low-enriched uranium

What does low-enriched uranium mean?
Low-enriched uranium means enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated by light water but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main nuclear fuel in most commercial nuclear reactors used to generate electricity.
What part of speech is low-enriched uranium?
Low-enriched uranium is a noun.

Words near low-enriched uranium in the dictionary

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  6. low-enriched uranium
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