Nuclear fuel "means any material which is capable of producing energy by a self-sustainingprocess of nuclear fission and which is used or intended for use in a nuclear ship."
“核燃料”,是指能够通过自身的核裂变过程产生能量,并且被用于或意图用于核动力船舶的任何物质。
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When enough of these neutronsproduce further fissions—rather than escaping, bouncing off or being absorbedby atoms that do not split apart—the process becomes self-sustaining.