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reactor

[ ree-ak-ter ]

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noun

a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
Electricity. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit.
Immunology, Veterinary Medicine. a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign material.
Physics. nuclear reactor ( def ).
Chemistry. (especially in industry) a large container, as a vat, for processes in which the substances involved undergo a chemical reaction.

reactor

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noun

chem a substance, such as a reagent, that undergoes a reaction
short for nuclear reactor
a vessel, esp one in industrial use, in which a chemical reaction takes place
a coil of low resistance and high inductance that introduces reactance into a circuit
med a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reactor¹

First recorded in 1885–90; 1940–45 reactor fordef 4; react + -or ²

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Since it closed, 4,880 elements of spent fuel have been removed from the two nuclear reactors.

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Defeated multiple times in the past, this bill would carve out an exception for small modular reactors, or SMRs, the current pipe dream of nuclear advocates.

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A nuclear reactor at the site in Cumbria caught fire and burned for three days, releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere.

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It has accelerated its enrichment of uranium - used to make reactor fuel but also potentially nuclear bombs - to close to weapons-grade.

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In North Wales, there are plans to build such a reactor, which will cost £400m.

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reactivity reactor vessel

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