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nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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The goal is to increase total output to 7,000 MW in the 2030s, roughly equivalent to adding one large-scale nuclear reactor. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025 Dogs of Chernobyl went to the disaster site from October 5 through 13 to work on catching, sterilizing and releasing dogs that were descendants of those animals left behind when the area was evacuated in 1986 following a nuclear reactor meltdown. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Wall Street analysts have previously compared that amount to about the output of a nuclear reactor. Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025 In Leipzig, Heisenberg began theoretical work on the construction of a nuclear reactor required to separate isotopes of uranium and release uranium-235. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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