heavy-water reactor

noun

1. a nuclear reactor that uses heavy water as moderator

Example Sentences

Iran previously reconfigured its Arak heavy-water reactor so it couldn’t produce plutonium.

From Seattle Times

Iran previously reconfigured its Arak heavy-water reactor so it couldn’t produce plutonium.

From Washington Times

The center’s heavy-water reactor has been operational since the 1960s, far longer than most reactors of the same era.

From Washington Times

The center’s heavy-water reactor has been operational since the 1960s, far longer than most reactors of the same era.

From Seattle Times

Iran was also required to redesign a heavy-water reactor being built, whose spent fuel would contain plutonium suitable for a bomb, and to allow international inspections.

From BBC