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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''fuel rod''' is a [[cylinder|cylindrical]] [[object]] containing a [[Nuclear Fission|fissionable]] [[isotope]] for use in [[Nuclear Reactor|nuclear reactors]].
===About Fuel Rods===
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:left;" |In '''nuclear fission reactors''' [[Unstable Isotope|unstable isotope]]s are in [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]]
The [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]] in a '''nuclear reactor''' are slim to allow [[neutron]]s to escape the [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]] easily. This prevents a single [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]] from sustaining a [[Nuclear Chain Reaction|chain reaction]].
The [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]] are placed next to each other so that the [[neutron]]s released by one [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]] are absorbed by another [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]]. This also allows them to have [[Control Rod|control rods]] placed between them to stop the [[Nuclear Reaction|reaction]].
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===Meaning===
A '''fuel rod''' is a [[cylinder|cylindrical]] [[object]] containing a [[Nuclear Fission|fissionable]] [[isotope]] for use in [[Nuclear Reactor|nuclear reactors]].
===About Fuel Rods===
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:NuclearReactor.png|center|400px]]
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:left;" |In '''nuclear fission reactors''' [[Unstable Isotope|unstable isotope]]s are in [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]]
The [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]] in a '''nuclear reactor''' are slim to allow [[neutron]]s to escape the [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]] easily. This prevents a single [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]] from sustaining a [[Nuclear Chain Reaction|chain reaction]].
The [[Fuel Rod|fuel rods]] are placed next to each other so that the [[neutron]]s released by one [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]] are absorbed by another [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]]. This also allows them to have [[Control Rod|control rods]] placed between them to stop the [[Nuclear Reaction|reaction]].
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