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reactor

[ree-ak-ter] / riˈæk tər /
NOUN
electrical device
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Four years later, U.S. and British experts removed almost five kilograms of highly enriched uranium from a former Soviet research reactor near Tbilisi, Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

An operation was launched to stop the exposed reactor pouring out radiation.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

You can’t blockade a reactor that only needs to be refueled every 18 months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

This will include reactor design, delivery of long lead-time components, and fuel allocation or production.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The reactor vessel, which holds the fuel, control rods, and coolant, lies at the center of a nuclear reactor building.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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