Definitions

nuclear reactor

[noo-klee-er ree-ak-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər riˈæk tər, ˈnju- /

NOUN

atomic reactor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reactor

WEAK

atomic furnace atomic pile atomic power plant atomic reactor breeder reactor chain reactor core reactor fast breeder reactor neutron factory nuclear furnace nuclear power plant pile plutonium reactor reactor pile thermonuclear reactor uranium reactor

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nuclear reactor

In 2008, less than a year after the strike, US officials accused Syria of having sought to build a secret nuclear reactor and acknowledged that Israel had destroyed it in the raid.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

A massive influx of jellyfish has led to the partial shutdown of a nuclear reactor in northern France.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Now, Double Chooz has added another first to its scientific record by detecting the faint neutrino glow that continues after a nuclear reactor goes dark.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

An underground nuclear reactor is coming to this Kansas town—and dividing locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It wasn’t as though he was running on some nuclear reactor; unless he took something in soon, he’d wind down and stop.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer