which substance undergoes nuclear fisson in a nuclear reactor?

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which substance undergoes nuclear fisson in a nuclear reactor?

2007-10-24 21:19:51 · 2 answers · asked by ishika m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Uranium 235, Uranium 233 (artificially produced by irradiation of Thorium 232 in a reactor) and Plutonium 239 (produced by irradiation of Uranium 238) are the 'fissile' elements which are useful for production of energy through fission in a nuclear reactor.

2007-10-24 21:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Uranium

2007-10-24 21:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Steve-O 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋