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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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FUEL ROD (Nuclear) Return to list of terms

A long slender tube that holds fissionable material (fuel) for nuclear reactor use. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.

Source: California Energy Commission