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reactor

[ree-ak-ter] / riˈæk tər /
NOUN
electrical device
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Sweden has set a target of 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity by 2045, and in April proposed taking a 60% ownership stake in the country’s first new reactor project since 1985.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“The U.S. is short of enrichment, and we need to build up that capability regardless of reactor type,” says Mark Corigliano, founder of Corigliano Investment Advisers, who likes the stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

To investigate these processes, the team used a plasma flow reactor designed to mimic part of the environment inside a nuclear fireball.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Because the reactor operates continuously, samples could be collected at multiple locations, allowing scientists to observe how particles changed as they formed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

A senior reactor engineering specialist at the Research Reactor Institute at Kyoto University, Hiroaki Koide, was interviewed by The New York Times that day.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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