nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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And the facility was one of the first to draw power from a portable nuclear reactor, per Newsweek’s Jess Thomson, which was removed in 1967, when the camp and Project Iceworm were abandoned because of the impracticality of maintaining the structure within the constantly moving ice sheet. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The camp was one of the first facilities to be powered by a portable nuclear reactor, known as the PM-2A, which supplied electricity and heat. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 Set in an alternate history based on the real-life 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor meltdown, unexplainable anomalies in the Zone caused by the disaster warp the laws of physics and make life within it harsh and violent. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 Microsoft, Amazon and Google have entered into lucrative agreements with utility companies and nuclear reactor developers in the name of green and clean. Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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