"reactor" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The desired power densities of naval reactors make their design peculiar to military use, specifically high-displacement, high-speed vessels.
- All naval nuclear reactors currently in use are operated with diesel generators as a backup power system.
- Due to design and fuel enrichment differences, naval nuclear reactors do not use boric acid.
- Both nuclear weapons production and naval reactors require fuel containing concentrated U-235.
- About 137 active and 140 decommissioned or idle naval nuclear reactors, produced by the Soviet military, remain on the peninsula.
- However, note that weapons-grade uranium is also used as fuel in naval reactors, because the high enrichment means the reactor can be very much smaller.
- Part of the safety review and training process does involve the operation of naval reactors on land.
- At the present time, many important vessels in the United States Navy are powered by naval reactors.
- Soviet naval reactors have been used to power both military and civilian vessels, including:
- The last step, turning the metal into fuel rods for the naval reactors, is carried out by private contractors in Connecticut and Virginia.
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