The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is

A U<sub>235</sub>
B U<sub>238</sub>
C Pu<sub>239</sub>
D Pu<sub>233</sub>

Correct Answer: U<sub>235</sub>

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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B Control the reaction
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