Adjective : a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material. From Dictionary.com.
Hence every uranium reactor produces this new fuel from the non-fissionable uranium 238. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacetime Applications of Atomic Energy] Reference
It relies upon thousands of linked separators, also known as "calutrons" to create U-238 from non-fissionable U-235. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2002-12-01] Reference
One of the remaining l. 5 neutrons might produce an atom of the new nuclear fuel out of the non-fissionable isotope to replace the atom consumed. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacetime Applications of Atomic Energy] Reference
They can produce new nuclear fuel out of non-fissionable material, thus increasing the amount available to supplement the only naturally occurring fissionable element-the 0.7% of uranium which has atomic weight 235. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacetime Applications of Atomic Energy] Reference
Centrifuges do not remove impurities, they enrich the fuel by increasing the proportion of fissionable U-235 relative to the proportion of non-fissionable U-238. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference
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