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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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Origin of nuclear reactor1
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In China, for example, there were 13 nuclear reactors in 2011.
Canada’s role in supplying the commodity is made more urgent by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, particularly for the US, which had relied heavily on Russian-supplied enriched uranium to fire up its commercial nuclear reactors.
The scheme dubbed Project Arthur would see a small-scale nuclear reactor placed at Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, to produce the radioactive materials.
Amazon is partnering with Dominion Energy Virginia, Energy Northwest and Talen Energy to explore new efforts to advance nuclear energy, including the development of smaller and faster nuclear reactors.
At Hinkley Point in Somerset, they’re about to install the nuclear reactor which will create all the heat in the first place.
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