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Title: Fuel rod
Post by: Rennhack on Nov 23, 2005, 04:13
A long, slender tube that holds fissionable material (fuel) for nuclear reactor use. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or fuel assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.