reactor
noun
re·ac·tor
rē-ˈak-tər 
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NuScale continues to focus on the commercialization of its small modular reactor technology, with plans to manage expenses and secure additional customer commitments.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Repairs were carried out on one of its six reactors following the discovery of a small water leak from the impulse line, which is part of the reactor cooling pump support system, the IAEA said on October 31.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Three Mile Island was shut down in 1979 after a partial meltdown in one of its reactors that remains the most significant nuclear accident in U.S. history.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
That would represent between 6 and 17 reactors if each SMR averages 300 megawatts.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Repairs were carried out on one of its six reactors following the discovery of a small water leak from the impulse line, which is part of the reactor cooling pump support system, the IAEA said on October 31.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Three Mile Island was shut down in 1979 after a partial meltdown in one of its reactors that remains the most significant nuclear accident in U.S. history.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
That would represent between 6 and 17 reactors if each SMR averages 300 megawatts.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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reactor
noun
re·ac·tor
rē-ˈak-tər
1
: one that reacts
2
: a device for the controlled release of nuclear energy (as for producing heat)
Medical Definition
reactor
noun
re·ac·tor
rē-ˈak-tər
1
2
a
: a piece of equipment in which a chemical reaction and especially an industrial chemical reaction is carried out
b
: a device for the controlled release of nuclear energy (as for producing heat)
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