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The nuclear fuel supplies nuclei whose nuclear fission releases energy. Most of that energy becomes heat in the fuel and neighbouring material. The reactor transfers this heat to a working fluid; the fuel's chemical form and geometry must also remain compatible with its thermal and irradiation environment.

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