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Meanings of reactor in English
Portuguese
reactores nucleares Catalan
reactor (Physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements.
Synonyms
Examples for "nuclear reactor"
Examples for "nuclear reactor"
1
The 1986 meltdown of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed radiation across Europe.
2
Russia has supplied nuclear fuel to Iran for a civilian nuclear reactor.
3
SANCTIONS In 1981, an Israeli air strike destroyed Iraq's only nuclear reactor.
4
He turned south, towards Grantchester, where the nuclear reactor was still a-building.
5
One gigawatt is equivalent to about the capacity of a nuclear reactor.
Usage of reactor in English
1
Russia built the first reactor at Bushehr, Iran's sole nuclear power plant.
2
The 1986 meltdown of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed radiation across Europe.
3
It will be years before any new reactor generates power in Ohio.
4
A thousand megawatts is about the capacity of commercial nuclear power reactor.
5
Russia has supplied nuclear fuel to Iran for a civilian nuclear reactor.
6
SANCTIONS In 1981, an Israeli air strike destroyed Iraq's only nuclear reactor.
7
Government ministers insist there is no danger in restarting the reactor now.
8
When the last reactor closed in 2009, Visaginas experienced an identity crisis.
9
All the parts that make it a fusion reactor work just fine.
10
The water he drank was taken from puddles under two reactor buildings.
11
Engineers were preparing to pour water to try to cool reactor No.
12
Progress Energy operates the reactor and has a 90 percent ownership stake.
13
After a few minutes, there was a sudden jump in reactor power.
14
Automatic cutoffs failed, and the reactor kept runnin' for almost a second.
15
The effect of the reactor design was also evaluated using sunlight irradiation.
16
The reactor was eventually brought under control despite a series of errors.
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Translations for reactor
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Reactor through the time
Reactor across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common