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nuclear reactor
[ noo-klee-er ree-ak-ter, nyoo- ]
noun
- an apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction can be initiated, sustained, and controlled, for generating heat or producing useful radiation.
nuclear reactor
noun
- a device in which a nuclear reaction is maintained and controlled for the production of nuclear energy Sometimes shortened toreactor Former nameatomic pile See also fission reactor fusion reactor
nuclear reactor
- A device used to generate power, in which nuclear fission takes place as a controlled chain reaction, producing heat energy that is generally used to drive turbines and provide electric power. Nuclear reactors are used as a source of power in large power grids and in submarines.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nuclear reactor1
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Example Sentences
When Israel did not admit in the '60's to establishing a nuclear reactor in Dimona, it claimed it was a 'textile factory.'
This is not the story of a future Israeli strike against Iran; this is Israel's attack on a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007.
In 2007, the Bush administration had the location of a suspected nuclear reactor in Syria.
From nuclear-reactor makers to dictators, see who else BM has worked for.
In 2007, it signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of a small nuclear reactor on Burmese soil.
Another kind, which can be made in a nuclear reactor, is called tritium.
This ship is powered by a nuclear reactor—in other words, an atomic pile.
"Even without a nuclear reactor or any potential atom bombs," Rick added.
He would report that country Y had a secret atomic pile—nuclear reactor, that is—in the mountains of West China.
Nevertheless, a nuclear reactor is well beyond such experiences.
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