nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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Syria under Assad is believed to have operated an extensive clandestine nuclear program, which included an undeclared nuclear reactor built by North Korea in eastern Deir el-Zour province. Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025 Nuclear electric propulsion uses an onboard nuclear reactor to power plasma thrusters that create thrust by accelerating an ionized gas, like xenon, through a magnetic field. Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025 Valar Atomics is a nuclear reactor developer in California. Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 In light of Tehran’s deal with Russia to supply Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor with fuel, and in the absence of forthcoming reactors that require a domestic supply of enriched uranium fuel, Iran’s current nuclear program has scant economic value. Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear reactor

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“Nuclear reactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20reactor. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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