1. U₂₃₅
  2. U₂₃₈
  3. Pu₂₃₉
  4. Pu₂₃₃
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Answer: Option 1

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 (U-235) isotope.

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