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PRONUNCIATION OF SPENT FUEL

spent fuel  [spent ˈfjuːəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPENT FUEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spent fuel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPENT FUEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spent nuclear fuel

Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor. It is no longer useful in sustaining a nuclear reaction in an ordinary thermal reactor.

Definition of spent fuel in the English dictionary

The definition of spent fuel in the dictionary is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor to the point where it is no longer useful in sustaining a nuclear reaction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPENT FUEL


dividual
dɪˈvɪdjuːəl
dual
ˈdjuːəl
duel
ˈdjuːəl
jewel
ˈdʒuːəl
monofuel
ˈmɒnəʊˈfjuːəl
newel
ˈnjuːəl
newell
ˈnjuːəl
nonfuel
ˌnɒnˈfjuːəl
nonrenewal
ˌnɒnrɪˈnjuːəl
outduel
ˌaʊtˈdjuːəl
pursual
pəˈsjuːəl
refuel
riːˈfjuːəl
renewal
rɪˈnjuːəl
reviewal
rɪˈvjuːəl
self-renewal
ˌsɛlfrɪˈnjuːəl
subdual
sʌbˈdjuːəl
synfuel
ˈsɪnˌfjuːəl
tewel
ˈtjuːəl
tissual
ˈtɪsjuːəl
vidual
ˈvɪdjuːəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPENT FUEL

spend
spend a penny
spendable
spendall
spender
spending
spending money
spending power
spending spree
spends
spendthrift
spendy
Spengler
Spenser
Spenserian
Spenserian sonnet
Spenserian stanza
spent
spent force
spent gnat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPENT FUEL

aviation fuel
biofuel
defuel
diesel fuel
flex-fuel
fossil fuel
fuel
jet fuel
lighter fuel
nuclear fuel
premium fuel
rocket fuel
smokeless fuel
solid fuel

Synonyms and antonyms of spent fuel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spent fuel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPENT FUEL

Find out the translation of spent fuel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spent fuel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spent fuel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乏燃料
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

combustible gastado
570 millions of speakers

English

spent fuel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खर्च ईंधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوقود المستنفد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отработавшего топлива
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

combustível irradiado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যয় জ্বালানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combustible usé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menghabiskan bahan api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abgebrannter Brennelemente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使用済み燃料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사용 후 연료
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngedol bahan bakar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiên liệu đã qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிபொருள் செலவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खर्च केलेला इंधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Harcanmış yakıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

combustibile esaurito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypalone paliwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відпрацьованого палива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

combustibilului uzat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναλωμένων πυρηνικών καυσίμων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebruikte brandstof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

använt kärnbränsle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brukt brensel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spent fuel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPENT FUEL»

The term «spent fuel» is regularly used and occupies the 105.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPENT FUEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spent fuel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spent fuel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spent fuel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPENT FUEL»

Discover the use of spent fuel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spent fuel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Electrometallurgical techniques for DOE spent fuel treatment
The Committee on Electrometallurgical Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel Treatment has continued to evaluate the progress of Argonne National Laboratory's (ANL's) research and development (R&D) activity on electrometallurgical techniques ...
‎1997
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Scientific and Technical Issues in the Management of Spent ...
SPENT FUEL OF DECOMMISSIONED NUCLEAR SUBMARINES: QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED A. TOURNYOL DU CLOS Director, Technicatome France Abstract Since the first ARW on nuclear submarines in 95, management of the ...
Ashot Sarkisov, Alain Tournyol du Clos, 2006
3
Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel ...
3.1 BACKGROUND ON SPENT FUEL POOL STORAGE After a power reactor is shut down, its nuclear fuel continues to produce heat from radioactive decay (see FIGURE 1.2). Although only one-third of the fuel in the reactor core is replaced ...
Committee on the Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2006
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Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and ...
The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, the first legal instrument to directly address these issues on a global scale, was opened for signature on 29 September 1997.
International Atomic Energy Agency, 2006
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Spent fuel management options for research reactors in Latin ...
This publication sets out the results of an IAEA research project on the management of spent fuel from research reactors in the Latin America region, focusing on national strategies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru.
International Atomic Energy Agency, 2006
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The Spent-Fuel Standard for Disposition of Excess Weapon ...
Application to Current DOE Options Committee on International Security and Arms Control, Panel to Review the Spent-Fuel Standard for Disposition of Excess Weapon Plutonium, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, ...
Committee on International Security and Arms Control, Panel to Review the Spent-Fuel Standard for Disposition of Excess Weapon Plutonium, National Academy of Sciences, 2000
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The centralized retrieval of spent fuel would Jack N. Barkenbus is a political scientist at the Institute for Energy Analysis of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Alvin M. Weinberg is the former director of the Institute.
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Research Reactor Aluminum Spent Fuel:: Treatment Options for ...
Treatment Options for Disposal Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Kevin D. Crowley, Milton Levenson, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6099.html conform to ...
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Kevin D. Crowley, Milton Levenson, 1998
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Data requirements and maintenance of records for spent fuel ...
This publication is intended to provide a state-of-the-art review of spent fuel data management, including what data need to be gathered for the relevant activities in spent fuel management and how to maintain them by the responsible bodies ...
International Atomic Energy Agency, 2006
10
Going the Distance?: The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear ...
Among these are managing "social" risks. The report does not provide an examination of the security of shipments against malevolent acts but recommends that such an examination be carried out.
Committee on Transportation of Radioactive Waste, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPENT FUEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spent fuel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fukushima decommissioning schedule revised to delay spent fuel
1 proving harder than expected, planners have pushed back plans to remove spent nuclear fuel from the cooling pools perched above the damaged reactors by ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
2
South Korea needs new facility for spent nuclear fuel: advisory group
The reactors currently produce around 750 tonnes of spent fuel a year. ... South Korea is unable to reprocess spent fuel under a civil nuclear pact with the United ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
3
West Texas meeting about possible nuke spent fuel storage
VAN HORN (AP) — A West Texas county commissioner says an Austin-based company will answer questions about the storage of high-level radioactive waste ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jun 15»
4
(LEAD) S. Korea opens way for spent fuel recycling
SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Wednesday struck a deal with the United States for the start of full-fledged research into a new technology for spent ... «Yonhap News, Apr 15»
5
Dallas company wants to store U.S. nuclear waste in Texas
There is currently no disposal site in the United States for spent rods from the more than ... For now, spent fuel is stored next to reactors in pools or in dry casks. «Las Vegas Sun, Feb 15»
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All spent fuel removed from reactor 4 pool at Fukushima No. 1 …
Tepco said Saturday it has finished removing all fuel rods from the spent-fuel pool in the shattered reactor 4 building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, in a ... «The Japan Times, Dec 14»
7
Fukushima dismantling crew removes 400 tons of spent fuel from …
The first of four sets of spent nuclear fuel rods has been removed from a damaged reactor building at Japan's Fukushima power plant, scoring a major success in ... «RT, Oct 14»
8
NRC won't speed up transfer of spent fuel to casks
In this June 15, 2012 photo released by Dominion Resources, a spent fuel storage container is offloaded from a trailer into a horizontal storage module at the ... «GazetteNET, May 14»
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Video: Spent Fuel Removal at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
On the top floor of reactor building 4, workers have begun removing the 1533 fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool. The operation is expected to be ... «IEEE Spectrum, Dec 13»
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Why TEPCO is Risking the Removal of Fukushima Fuel Rods. The …
The Reactor 4 spent fuel pool contains an estimated 400 tons of uranium and ... Why were new rods being stored inside a spent-fuel pool, which is designed to ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Nov 13»

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