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In a nuclear reactor, the fission reactions fueled by the uranium in those rods emit heat that is used to create hot water or steam to drive turbines and generate electricity.
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Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
There is a nuclear reactor that supplies quite a bit of electricity to – to the country of Ukraine.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
The Israeli national security sphere is awash with talk that Netanyahu is trying to get Trump on board with a preemptive strike to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities – as when Israel destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The water that flows through those lakes and downstream to the Gulf is the drinking water for Austin and other Central Texas cities, cools the South Texas nuclear reactor, and sustains the ecosystem in Matagorda Bay.
—Asher Price, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
There is a nuclear reactor that supplies quite a bit of electricity to – to the country of Ukraine.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
The Israeli national security sphere is awash with talk that Netanyahu is trying to get Trump on board with a preemptive strike to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities – as when Israel destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The water that flows through those lakes and downstream to the Gulf is the drinking water for Austin and other Central Texas cities, cools the South Texas nuclear reactor, and sustains the ecosystem in Matagorda Bay.
—Asher Price, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Nuclear reactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20reactor. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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