Definitions

nuclear reactor

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

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

Example Sentences

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TOKYO—On a sandy coastline 180 miles from Tokyo, a giant nuclear reactor will soon come back to life after more than a decade offline.

From The Wall Street Journal

The auction came up 6.6 gigawatts short, or about the amount of electricity that can be produced by six large nuclear reactors.

From Barron's

But the company’s plan for bringing small modular nuclear reactors to market has captured investors’ imagination.

From MarketWatch

It has 34 nuclear reactors under construction, according to the World Nuclear Association, and nearly 200 others planned or proposed.

From The Wall Street Journal

In response, the former Soviet Union constructed the sarcophagus over the nuclear reactor.

From BBC