breeder
(ˈbri dər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called breeder reactor. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile material is produced than is consumed.
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china syndrome
(ˌtʃi nənˈdeɪ gə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel melts down through the reactor and burrows into the earth. (jocularly, to China).
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nuclear propulsion
(nuclear propulsion)
Princeton's WordNet
the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets)
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nuke
(nuk, nyuk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.
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nuclear
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc
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thermal reactor
(thermal reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
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high-level radioactive waste
(high-level radioactive waste)
Princeton's WordNet
radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed
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fast reactor
(fast reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
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atomic pile
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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atomic reactor
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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pile
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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thermonuclear reactor
(thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
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fusion reactor
(thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
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chain reactor
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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boiling water reactor
(boiling water reactor, BWR)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
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bwr
(boiling water reactor, BWR)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
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core
(ɔr, koʊr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the region in a nuclear reactor that contains its fissionable material.
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scram
(æm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
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breed
(brid)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor.
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converter
(ənˈvɜr tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a nuclear reactor for converting fertile material into fissile fuel.
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heavy water
(ˈhɛv iˈsɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used as a nuclear reactor coolant.
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shield
(ʃild)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a lead or concrete structure around a nuclear reactor serving as a barrier against escaping radiation.
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meltdown
(ˈmɛltˌdaʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements.
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containment
(ənˈteɪn mənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an enclosure surrounding a nuclear reactor designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material.
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gas-cooled reactor
(gas-cooled reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant
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water-cooled reactor
(water-cooled reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
nuclear reactor using water as a coolant
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burnup
(burnup)
Princeton's WordNet
the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
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liquid metal reactor
(liquid metal reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
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absorber
(absorber)
Princeton's WordNet
(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
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nuclear-powered ship
(nuclear-powered ship)
Princeton's WordNet
ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
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