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fission reactor

Meaning of "fission reactor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FISSION REACTOR

fission reactor


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FISSION REACTOR

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Fission reactor is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FISSION REACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in propulsion of ships. Heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid, which runs through turbines. These either drive a ship's propellers or turn electrical generators. Nuclear generated steam in principle can be used for industrial process heat or for district heating. Some reactors are used to produce isotopes for medical and industrial use, or for production of plutonium for weapons. Some are run only for research. Today there are about 450 nuclear power reactors that are used to generate electricity in about 30 countries around the world.

Definition of fission reactor in the English dictionary

The definition of fission reactor in the dictionary is a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FISSION REACTOR

fissicostate · fissile · fissilingual · fissility · fission · fission bomb · fission product · fission-fusion bomb · fission-track dating · fissionability · fissionable · fissional · fissioned · fissipalmate · fissiparism · fissiparity · fissiparous · fissiparously · fissiparousness · fissiped

WORDS THAT END LIKE FISSION REACTOR

actor · benefactor · child actor · chiropractor · compactor · contactor · contractor · director · extractor · factor · growth factor · heavy-water reactor · nerve growth factor · power factor · reactor · redactor · risk factor · subcontractor · tractor · wow factor · X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of fission reactor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fission reactor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FISSION REACTOR

Find out the translation of fission reactor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fission reactor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fission reactor» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

裂变反应堆
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

reactor de fisión
570 millions of speakers
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English

fission reactor
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

विखंडन रिएक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفاعل الانشطار
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

реакторными
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fissão do reator
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিভাজক চুল্লী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Réacteur de fission
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Reaktor pembelahan
190 millions of speakers
de

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Spaltreaktor
180 millions of speakers
ja

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核分裂炉
130 millions of speakers
ko

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핵분열 반응
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Reaktor fisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân hạch lò phản ứng
80 millions of speakers
ta

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உமிழ்நீர் உலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विखंडन अणुभट्टी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Fisyon reaktörü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

reattore a fissione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

reaktor rozszczepienia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

реакторними
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

reactor de fisiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιδραστήρα σχάσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fisie reaktor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fission reaktorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fisjonsreaktor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fission reactor

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fission reactor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FISSION REACTOR»

Discover the use of fission reactor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fission reactor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sustainable and Safe Nuclear Fission Energy: Technology and ...
Unlike existing books of nuclear reactor physics, nuclear engineering and nuclear chemical engineering this book covers a complete description and evaluation of nuclear fission power generation.
Günter Kessler, 2012
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Energy and Society: An Introduction, Second Edition
The neutrons may make some of the internal parts of the reactor radioactive. Nevertheless, a fusion reactor likely will produce relatively little radioactive waste, substantially less than a fission reactor. The only fusion products are helium and  ...
Harold H. Schobert, 2014
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Reactor Dosimetry: Radiation Metrology and Assessment
For the spectral shape, we used the Watt-type fission spectrum and the measured data were referred to the data by Mannhart[i</], Kobayashi,[i5]and Gilliam's daia[/ <5]. (2) Fission reactor neutron fields Three kinds of fast reactor 388 REACTOR ...
John G. Williams, 2001
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Nuclear Reactor Safety
It is the fission products, that is the elements near the middle of the periodic table created by fission of the fuel, which by virtue of their radioactivity constitute the major and characteristic hazard of the fission reactor. The hazard to the operator  ...
F Farmer, 2012
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Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and ...
reactor power, fuel burnup, and fuel consumption, 46–47 safety and accident research, fission reactor systems, 127–145 Chernobyl accident, 137–142 core damage accidents, 129–131 Fukushima-I accident, 142–145 Three Mile Island ...
Thomas B. Kingery, 2011
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Computational Methods in Reactor Shielding
... and expected future fission power plants can be made at this time. By considering the respective fuel—cycles in a fission reactor and a D—T fusion reactor, suggest main headings under which a comparison of the two systems could be ...
James Wood, 1982
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
He made many otheroutstanding contributions to physics, including his theory of beta decay, the free-electron theory of metals, and the development of the world's first fission reactor in 1942. Fermi was truly a gifted theoretical and ...
Raymond Serway, John Jewett, 2013
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2, Chapters 23-46
See G. Cowan, “A Natural Fission Reactor,” Scientific American 235(5): 36, 1976. Figure 45.4 Artist's rendition of the world's first nuclear reactor. Because of wartime secrecy, there are few photographs of the completed reactor, which was  ...
Raymond Serway, John Jewett, 2007
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Fission, Fusion and The Energy Crisis
A fusion reactor would therefore not produce radioactive waste, which, as discussed in Chapter 10, is one of the main residual problems in the fission reactor programme. A third possible advantage is that the total amount of radioactive ...
S. E. Hunt, 1980
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, ...
He made many other outstanding contributions to physics, including his theory of beta decay, the free-electron theory of metals, and the development of the world's first fission reactor in 1942. Fermi was truly a gifted theoretical and ...
Raymond Serway, John Jewett, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FISSION REACTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fission reactor is used in the context of the following news items.
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How startups can save nuclear tech
Helion Energy, which is building a magnet-based fusion reactor, and UPower, which has designed a small modular fission reactor, unusually ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
2
NASA's warning - SpaceX crash highlights dangers of nuclear …
There's also a program at DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop a "robust fission reactor prototype that could be used as a power ... «The Ecologist, Jul 15»
3
The Perils of Nuclear-Powered Space Flights
And there's a program at DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop a “robust fission reactor prototype that could be used as a power ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
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Magnetic mirror holds promise for fusion
A fission reactor coaxes these elements apart (usually by banging neutrons into them), and in doing so the elements release energy, which the ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
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Why the US should invest a lot more in nuclear research
This is another fission reactor, but with several major advantages. Thorium is vastly commoner than uranium, making the fuel cheaper. «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»
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Letters: Fossil fuels will be eliminated when the Leafs win the Cup
It has produced temperatures and power density equivalent to a fission reactor core. If it can be better controlled, it may become a practical ... «National Post, Jun 15»
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NASA Releases Space Nuclear Power Study
... which have been used in deep space exploration for decades, but that there is no imminent requirement for a new fission reactor program. «Secrecy News, Jun 15»
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Thank you for the reference
It is a fission reactor, a breeder reactor that starts off with uranium that is richer in fissile content than water-moderated reactors, but maintains ... «Energy Collective, May 15»
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Technical elements of Iran deal put the brakes on nuclear breakout
One major bone of contention has been the Arak heavy water reactor. Iranian officials say the chief aim of the 40-megawatt fission reactor, ... «Science Now, Apr 15»
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Fantastic VASIMR Starship Engine Will Take Astronauts to Mars in …
... VASIMR will need the kind of electrical power that can only be delivered by a nuclear fission reactor. VASIMR is expected to operate in the 50 ... «Yibada, Apr 15»
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