nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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Advancing submarine capabilities India’s current submarines, the INS Arihant and INS Arighaat, are equipped with a relatively small 83 MWe nuclear reactor, which limits their time underwater and affects mission duration. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025 The company wants to drill a 30-in (76-cm) borehole into solid rock in a geologically stable area to a depth of one mile (1.6 km) and lower a complete nuclear reactor on a wire to the bottom. New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 Intelligence obtained by South Korea suggests that its neighbor, North Korea, has received a nuclear reactor from Russia for the development of its submarine fleet. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 In his State of Kazakhstan speech, Tokayev also announced that his country moving beyond the first commercial nuclear reactor to build one or two more to address energy shortage due to the obsolescent thermal power stations. Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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