Give one example of a radioactive isotope which is used as a fuel in the reactors of nuclear power plants.

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Uranium - 235

Uranium or plutonium isotopes are normally used as the fuel in nuclear reactors because their nuclei are relatively large and easy to split. For fission to happen, the uranium-235 or plutonium-239 nucleus must first absorb a neutron.

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