nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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Under the accelerated timeline, the nuclear reactor would be ready to launch in late 2029 and would be required to generate a minimum 100 kilowatts of electrical power, The New York Times reported. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025 The space agency’s acting administrator Sean Duffy has issued a directive to expedite building a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2025 The decision marks Japan’s first concrete step towards building a new nuclear reactor since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 triggered a meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima plant, leading it to be shut down. Reuters, CNN Money, 23 July 2025 As noted earlier, the expertise required to operate a nuclear reactor is highly specialized. Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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