The fuel itself is uranium dioxide in small cylinders 10mm diameter. These are packed in tubes of zircaloy of 10mm internal diameter, which are then seal welded to prevent gaseous fission products escaping.
Usually, the rods themselves are made of Uranium-238. The fuel inside the rods is Uranium-235, which is highly fissionable. The Uranium-238 is very heavy, and slows down the neutrons so that they can properly strike the U-235 atoms.
The nuclear fuel is found in the fuel rods. These fuel rods are formed into fuel bundles called fuel assemblies, and together they make up the reactor core.
The cannot as they are inserted in holes in steel support frames that hold several dozen fuel rods. When changing fuel, complete steel support frames are switched and individual rods are not handled.
Fuel elements or fuel rods
slow down the chain reaction by absorbing free neutrons
The fuel rods used in a nuclear reactor are made from uranium 235(U-235).
Uranium-235
Known as fuel rods, these are hollow metal rods that contain the uranium fuel for a nuclear reactor.
fuel rods and control rods
You have a misapprehension there, it is uranium oxide that is used in fuel rods, not fossil fuel
Usually, the rods themselves are made of Uranium-238. The fuel inside the rods is Uranium-235, which is highly fissionable. The Uranium-238 is very heavy, and slows down the neutrons so that they can properly strike the U-235 atoms.
In water reactors the fuel rods are clad with zircaloy sheaths
No, but control rods do.
The nuclear fuel is found in the fuel rods. These fuel rods are formed into fuel bundles called fuel assemblies, and together they make up the reactor core.
The nuclear fuel rods in the BWR design in Japan are about 12 feet long.
Water is pumped around the fuel rods.
There are a variety of rods, such as curtain rods, lightning rods, stirring rods, etc. They are generally made from metal or wood, but stirring rods can be made of glass or plastic.