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Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage to the reactor's core, which could expose the public to radiation. No tsunami required.
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Meaning of "nuclear reactor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUCLEAR REACTOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUCLEAR REACTOR

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Nuclear reactor is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NUCLEAR REACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUCLEAR REACTOR

nuclear medicine
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
nuclear option
nuclear physicist
nuclear physics
nuclear plant
nuclear power
nuclear power plant
nuclear power station
nuclear reaction
nuclear reprocessing plant
nuclear scientist
nuclear submarine
nuclear test
nuclear testing
nuclear threshold
nuclear transfer
nuclear umbrella
nuclear warhead
nuclear waste

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUCLEAR REACTOR

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

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

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Translation of «nuclear reactor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUCLEAR REACTOR

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The translations of nuclear 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 «nuclear reactor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

核反应堆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reactor nuclear
570 millions of speakers

English

nuclear reactor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परमाणु रिएक्टर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مفاعل نووي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ядерный реактор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reator nuclear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারমাণবিক প্রতিক্রিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réacteur nucléaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reaksi nuklear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kernreaktor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原子炉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원자로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reaksi nuklir
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lò phản ứng hạt nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணுசக்தி எதிர்வினை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आण्विक प्रतिक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nükleer reaksiyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reattore nucleare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reaktor jądrowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ядерний реактор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reactor nuclear
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πυρηνικού αντιδραστήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kernreaktor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kärnreaktor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atomreaktor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nuclear reactor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR REACTOR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR REACTOR» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «NUCLEAR REACTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nuclear reactor.
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Bill Dedman
Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage to the reactor's core, which could expose the public to radiation. No tsunami required.
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Don Sherwood
Penn State in 1955 became the first university to be issued a federal license to operate a nuclear reactor, which it continues to use for studies in the peaceful uses of atomic energy and the training of nuclear industry personnel.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUCLEAR REACTOR»

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Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics
This new streamlined text offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works, the various approaches to the design of reactors, and their safe and efficient operation.
Elmer E. Lewis, 2008
2
Nuclear Reactor Physics
The second edition of this successful comprehensive textbook and reference on basic and advanced nuclear reactor physics has been completely updated, revised and enlarged to include the latest developments.
Weston M. Stacey, 2007
3
Nuclear Reactor Engineering: Reactor Systems Engineering
Dr. Samuel Glasstone, the senior author of the previous editions of this book, was anxious to live until his ninetieth birthday, but passed away in 1986, a few months short of this milestone.
Samuel Glasstone, Alexander Sesonske, 1994
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Nuclear Reactor Analysis
This text introduces the student to the fundamental principles governing nuclear fission chain reactions in a manner that renders the transition to practical nuclear reactor design methods most natural.
James J. Duderstadt, Louis J. Hamilton, 1976
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Water Chemistry of Nuclear Reactor Systems 8: Proceedings of ...
This collection of international papers aims to discuss the chemical factors important to the operation of the water circuits of power reactors with minimum corrosion, operator radiation dose and effluent/radwaste discharges.
‎2000
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Conceptual Design of a Fluidized Bed Nuclear Reactor: ...
The demand for energy increases dramatically.
Alexander Agung, 2007
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Radiation Embrittlement of Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel ...
Juan Bros,x Antonio Ballesteros,1 and Andres Lopez1 Radiation Embrittlement of Spanish Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels REFERENCE: Bros, J., Ballesteros, A., and Lopez, A., "Radiation Embrittlement of Spanish Nuclear Reactor ...
Lendell E. Steele, 1993
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The thermal-hydraulics of a boiling water nuclear reactor
This edition of the classic monograph gives a comprehensive overview of the thermal-hydraulic technology underlying the design, operation, and safety assessment of boiling water reactors.
Richard T. Lahey, Frederick J. Moody, 1993
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Nuclear Reactor Kinetics and Control
Nuclear Reactor Kinetics and Control
Jeffery Lewins, 1978
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Mathematical methods in Nuclear reactor Dynamics
Mathematical methods in Nuclear reactor Dynamics
Ziya Akcasuh, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUCLEAR REACTOR»

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Breazeale Nuclear Reactor to host 60th anniversary open house
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor (PSBR) is holding an open house Aug. 18 to celebrate 60 years in ... «Penn State News, Jul 15»
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S. Korea begins commercial operation of 24th nuclear reactor
SEJONG, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 24th nuclear reactor began its commercial run Friday, expanding the combined generation ... «Yonhap News, Jul 15»
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Unplanned Shutdown & Elevated Radioactive Levels at Ameren …
Today is the third time the Callaway 1 nuclear reactor has undergone an unplanned shutdown within the last two years; on July 26, 2013 there ... «The Missouri Times, Jul 15»
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Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal
Luckily, the average nuclear reactor emits more than 1 hundred million million million million (1026) antineutrinos a day. So a detector near a ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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Plans for third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs withdrawn
The application for a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby is withdrawn, after a request from UniStar, the company ... «So Md News, Jul 15»
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India completes Kudankulam 2 nuclear reactor and South Africa …
India completes Kudankulam 2 nuclear reactor and South Africa begins procurement for 9.6 GW of nuclear power by 2030. energy, future, india ... «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
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Despite meltdowns, a tsunami and public opposition, Japan may …
Next month, Japan may restart its first nuclear reactor in nearly two years. It would be the first time since the tsunami-triggered meltdowns four ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Iran defense chief forbids international inspections of military sites
Iranian technicians working at a facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor, outside Isfahan, in 2009. (AP/Vahid ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
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DTE: New Fermi 3 nuclear reactor an option
We're in a large simulator of a nuclear reactor control room at the DTE Energy Fermi 2 power plant on Lake Erie near Monroe. Employees are ... «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
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Nugen's AP1000 nuclear reactor - is it any better than the EPR?
As nuclear projects using the EPR design run into long delays and huge costs overruns, industry hopes are pinned on the Westinghouse ... «The Ecologist, Jul 15»

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