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The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is

A. U235

B. U238

C. Pu239

D. Pu233

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is U235 uranium only 0.7% of natural uranium is 'fissile', or capable of undergoing fission, the process by which energy is produced in a nuclear reactor. The form, or isotope, of uranium which is fissile, is the uranium-235 (U235) isotope.

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