atomic reactor

noun

variants or atomic pile

Examples of atomic reactor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was charged with designing and building a new atomic reactor to test military equipment during operational conditions. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024 Right next to it was an experimental atomic reactor. Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023 Only when the atomic reactor itself needed servicing would the big transport need to land. Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021 Already, Convair is testing an atomic reactor in a big straight-wing B-36, though not for propulsion purposes. Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021 Uranium hexafluoride gas is spun by centrifuges to make enriched uranium that can be used in nuclear weapons and atomic reactor fuel. Washington Post, 6 June 2018 In 2008, North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program, the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor at Yongbyon. BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018 The $20 billion nuclear plant is Seoul’s first attempt to build an atomic reactor abroad. Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018 The $20 billion nuclear plant is Seoul's first attempt to build an atomic reactor abroad. Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of atomic reactor was in 1942

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“Atomic reactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20reactor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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