lowenriched uraniumとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

low-enriched uranium (uncountable)

1. (nuclear physics) Enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated 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.

   Alternative form: LEU (initialism)

   Hypernyms: enriched uranium < U, uranium

   Hyponyms: HALEU, high-assay low-enriched uranium

   Coordinate terms: HEU, highly enriched uranium, weapons-grade uranium; SEU, slightly enriched uranium; NU, natural uranium; DU, depleted uranium