plural of pressurized water reactor

plural of fast-breeder reactor

An automatic safety feature of nuclear reactors where the control rods are automatically dropped into the reactor core when any of several emergency conditions are reached.

(chemistry) any vessel designed to hold the compounds involved in a chemical reaction; a reaction vessel

(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.

an iron-core inductor whose inductance may be changed by varying the permeability of the core; used to control large alternating currents such as in theatre light dimmers

(psychology, physiology) A person whose blood pressure and heart rate increase abnormally in response to stress.

(theoretically), a thermonuclear reactor that relies on the controlled fusion of light elements into heavier elements, with the attendant release of enormous amounts of energy. In practice, satisfactory results have not yet been achieved.

plural of reactor scram

A nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.