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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.
Nuclear power plants generate electricity by splitting uranium to produce heat and drive turbines. After about two years uranium is considered used up, or âspent,â and replaced with fresh fuel. The spent fuel and high-level waste are usually stored at the reactor in special pools, beneath at least 20 feet of water. Those pools, however, are filling up and will reach their limit by 2015, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has led to storage of waste in dry casks at reactor sites.