Germany has decided to shut its last Soviet-designed nuclear reactor this weekend for safety reasons.
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nuclear reactor — uclear reactor n. (phys.) Any of several devices that maintain and control a sustained nuclear fission chain reaction, for the production of energy, heat, or artificial elements, or for research purposes. The main fuel sustaining the reaction and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuclear reactor — [n] atomic reactor atomic pile, atomic power plant, breeder reactor, core reactor, nuclear power plant, thermonuclear reactor; concept 520 … New thesaurus
nuclear reactor — n. a device for initiating and maintaining a controlled nuclear chain reaction in a fissile fuel for the production of energy or additional fissile material … English World dictionary
Nuclear reactor — См. Ядерный реактор Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium
Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… … Wikipedia
nuclear reactor — noun (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements • Syn: ↑reactor • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑apparatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nuclear reactor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nuclear reactor : singular nuclear reactor plural nuclear reactors a machine used for producing nuclear energy, usually in the form of electricity … English dictionary
nuclear reactor — reaktorius statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Įrenginys, kuriame vyksta branduolių dalijimosi arba jungimosi reakcija. atitikmenys: angl. atomic reactor; nuclear pile; nuclear reactor; pile; reactor rus. атомный реактор; реактор; ядерный… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
nuclear reactor — branduolinis reaktorius statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Įrenginys, kuriame vyksta sunkiųjų elementų branduolių dalijimosi valdomoji grandininė reakcija. Pagrindinė branduolinio reaktoriaus konstrukcijos dalis –… … Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas
