Question

name the type of nuclear reactor used for nuclear fuel

Answer 1

Uranium and plutonium. The main nuclear fuels are uranium and plutonium. These are radioactive metals. Nuclear fuels are not burnt to release energy. Instead, the fuels are involved in nuclear reactions in the nuclearreactor, which leads to heat being released.

Answer 2

The nuclear reactor used for nuclear fuel is nuclear fission reactor.

Generally, plutonium and uranium are used as nuclear fuel in it.

There are two main types of nuclear fission reactors:

1. Thermal reactors( most common) - use slowed thermal neutrons to generate the fission reaction.

2. Fast neutron reactors- use fast neutrons to generate the fission reaction.