North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0
1451111 - Nuclear fuel
Fissionable materials that have been enriched to such a composition that, when placed in a nuclear reactor, will support a self-sustaining fission chain reaction, producing heat in a controlled manner for process use.
Illustrative example(s)
- fuel rod
- natural uranium and its compounds
- plutonium and its compounds, as nuclear fuel
- plutonium carbide
- plutonium-239
- radium and its compounds, as nuclear fuel
- strontium 90 used as nuclear fuel
- thorium and its compounds, as nuclear fuel
- uranium fuel pellets
- uranium-235
Inclusion(s)
- heavy water
- radioactive fuel elements and residues
Exclusion(s)
- plutonium-238, used as fuel for cardiac pacemakers (See 2711271 Prepared radioactive isotopes, for medical use)
- radioactive ores and concentrates (See 1541111 Radioactive ores and concentrates)
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