(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | reactor |
Type of | apparatus, setup |
Has types | chain reactor, fast reactor, fusion reactor, gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal reactor, water-cooled reactor, atomic pile, atomic reactor, breeder reactor, pile, thermal reactor, thermonuclear reactor |
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