coolant

noun

cool·ant ˈkü-lənt

: a usually fluid cooling agent

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The Three Mile Island plant was the location of the most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in U.S. history in March 1979, when the loss of water coolant through a faulty valve caused a reactor to overheat. —

Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 To add insult to injury, the damage and rubble in the surrounding area kept emergency crews from getting to the plant in time to prevent a chemical explosion due to the coolant water breaking down into hydrogen and the reactor cores going into meltdown. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 24 July 2024 This open system, with unlimited coolant at ambient temperature, and with a high thermal differential, required only a very low flow rate (to avoid overcooling). —

New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024 Rather than use water as the reactor coolant – as is used in traditional nuclear reactors – Kairos Power uses molten fluoride salt. —

Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coolant