nuclear reactor

noun

physics

: a large device that produces nuclear energy

Examples of nuclear reactor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Important issues must be addressed before any decisions are made, including PG&E’s repayment of an existing state loan, seismic and nuclear reactor safety, spent fuel storage and continued revenues to local government and schools, Laird said. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

The water decrease in the Danube River - used to cool the nuclear reactors - forced Romania to start the shutdown of its second nuclear reactor on Thursday at Cernavoda nuclear plant, according to the AP. — Npr Staff, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Separately, an executive order has directed the US military to deploy a nuclear reactor at a domestic Army base within the next two years. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

China and Russia were mapping these plans long before the US announced its own intention to build a nuclear reactor on the moon last year and detailed its plans for a lunar settlement spanning hundreds of square miles. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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