"reactor" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In a modern reactor, a nuclear meltdown, whether partial or total, should be contained inside the reactor's containment building.
- Most modern reactors use enriched uranium with normal "light water" (HO) as the moderator.
- Some modern reactors use boron carbide control rods.
- Excitation powers of 10 kW or more are often used in modern reactors.
- Mr. Kim said the program could be halted permanently if his country was offered a modern, light-water nuclear reactor, economic aid and diplomatic recognition.
- The ternary process is less common, but still ends up producing significant helium-4 and tritium gas buildup in the fuel rods of modern nuclear reactors.
- Reprocessing does nothing to help manage waste from modern reactors; plutonium fuel is dearer than uranium, and is likely to stay that way.
- Some modern reactors, with minor modifications, can use thorium.
- A modern reactor is designed both to make a meltdown unlikely, and to contain one should it occur.
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