nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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For example, Google recently signed an agreement with Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority regional transmission organization under which the TVA will purchase energy from an advanced nuclear reactor to be built by Kairos. Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Despite being high on the West’s nuclear proliferation watchlist, Syria was nonetheless able to maintain impressive operational security for an aboveground nuclear reactor. Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025 China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) reports that the nation’s Hualong One third-generation nuclear reactor is now the most deployed worldwide. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025 Fission is ideal for larger power needs in space, like NASA’s proposed 100-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor. IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear reactor

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“Nuclear reactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20reactor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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