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Which element is used for fuel in most nuclear power plants? Most nuclear power plants use uranium-235 as their fuel, in a concentration of around 4% to 5% enrichment, in combination with uranium-238, at 96% to 95%. A few nuclear powerâ¦ reactors can use plutonium or thorium as fuel.
Types of Nuclear Fuel. The different nuclear processes will use different types of fuel. In general terms: 1  Fission reactions will use fissile heavy elements.2  Fusion will use fusible light elements.he most often used fuels are Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239; they become instable when bombarded by slow (also known as âthermalâ) neutrons. They are not easy to find or produce materials, and the process to generate them is usually the most expensive part in the creation of a nuclear bomb.