reactor
noun
re·ac·tor
rē-ˈak-tər 
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According to the university, reactor manufacturers had been struggling to find sites to build clusters of the small-scale fission facilities.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
No injuries or adverse health effects resulted from a 1979 accidental release of radioactive gas caused by a cooling failure that led to the meltdown of one of the Three Mile Island reactors, according to the World Nuclear Association.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
The latest injection of funds will be directed towards manufacturing components in-house, including capacitors for energy storage and magnetic coils for its prototype fusion reactor.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
Steinberg said Blue and legislators spoke generally about the potential of additional nuclear capacity through small modular reactors.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
No injuries or adverse health effects resulted from a 1979 accidental release of radioactive gas caused by a cooling failure that led to the meltdown of one of the Three Mile Island reactors, according to the World Nuclear Association.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
The latest injection of funds will be directed towards manufacturing components in-house, including capacitors for energy storage and magnetic coils for its prototype fusion reactor.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
Steinberg said Blue and legislators spoke generally about the potential of additional nuclear capacity through small modular reactors.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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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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