low-enriched uranium

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nuclear physics}} [[enriched uranium|Enriched uranium]] with at least 2% but less than 20% [[uranium-235]], enough to sustain a [[nuclear fission]] [[chain reaction]] in a [[nuclear reactor]] [[moderate]]d by [[light water]] but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main [[nuclear fuel]] in most [[commercial]] nuclear reactors used to generate [[electricity]].

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