Nuclear Reactor

Of physics and setup.   May also be referred to as reactor.

(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements.

This concept's ID is @1~20880

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  • water-cooled reactor 2 facts

    Nuclear reactor using water as a coolant.

  • moderator 1 facts

    Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors.

  • breeder reactor 1 facts

    A nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns.

  • core 0 facts

    The chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes ...

  • control rod 0 facts

    A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear...

  • thermal reactor 0 facts

    A nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed...

  • gas-cooled reactor 0 facts

    A nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant.

  • liquid metal reactor 0 facts

    A nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant.

  • thermonuclear reactor 0 facts

    A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy.

  • atomic pile 0 facts

    A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy.

  • fast reactor 0 facts

    Nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little...