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fuel

[fyoo-uhl] / ˈfyu əl /




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Some rocket fuel also directly adds chlorine to the atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Oklo is building its own fuel fabrication site on the grounds of Idaho National Laboratory.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The US has also sanctioned the ship's owner, Arihant Shipping Inc, and has accused the ship of transporting "hundreds of thousands of barrels of Iranian fuel oil and bitumen within the Gulf since July 2025".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have created a new artificial photosynthesis system that can generate solar fuel more consistently while eliminating the need for battery based control equipment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Triggered by emergency systems, control rods automatically shot up into the reactor cores, putting a damper on the movement of neutrons between the fuel rods.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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