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BARRA COMBUSTIBLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A long, slender tube unit that holds the [nuclear] fuel pellets.

CONT

Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or fuel assemblies that are loaded individually into the reactor core.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Tube étroit de faible diamètre, fermé à ses deux extrémités, constituant du cœur d'un réacteur nucléaire [qui] contient une matière fissile, fertile ou absorbante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
DEF

Combustible nuclear dispuesto en forma de barra formado por pastillas de combustible contenidas en una vaina tubular metálica.

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