Question: Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by

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A : combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium.

B : fusion of atoms of uranium.

C : absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms.

D : fission of U-235 by neutrons.

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