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Definition of Nuclear reactor
1. Noun. (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements.
Generic synonyms: Apparatus, Setup
Specialized synonyms: Atomic Pile, Atomic Reactor, Chain Reactor, Pile, Breeder Reactor, Fast Reactor, Gas-cooled Reactor, Liquid Metal Reactor, Thermal Reactor, Fusion Reactor, Thermonuclear Reactor, Water-cooled Reactor
Terms within: Control Rod, Core, Moderator
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Definition of Nuclear reactor
1. Noun. (physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuclear Reactor
Literary usage of Nuclear reactor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"Office of nuclear reactor Regulation (NRR) The Office of nuclear reactor
Regulation (NRR). which reports directly to the EDO, is one of the NRC's three ..."
2. Small Business Innovation Research: Program Solicitation (1993)
"MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN CIVILIAN nuclear reactor FACILITIES The
... Innovative Measurement of nuclear reactor Pressure Vessel Mechanical ..."
3. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2003)
"Here, the nuclear reactor was to be operated under a subcritical condition so
... For ADS, why did we try to combine a nuclear reactor with an accelerator? ..."
4. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"INEL has expertise in the following core areas: thermal hydraulic accident
analysis; nuclear reactor severe core damage accident analysis; nuclear fuel ..."
5. Nuclear Energy Today by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2003)
"Typically, the heat output of a nuclear reactor ... nuclear reactor A device that
uses the nuclear fission process to produce energy. ..."
6. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"The cycle has never been matched to a nuclear reactor considering co-generation
of electricity. The Japanese found that co-generation gave a 10% efficiency ..."
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