nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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One of the factors that exacerbated the Chernobyl disaster was a design flaw within the nuclear reactor that exploded, Bernstein said, adding that the design is no longer used. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 June 2025 In 1981, Israel flew a daring mission to bomb Iraq's nuclear reactor at Osirak. Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 Meanwhile, Israel said the targets of its overnight attacks included Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor and a nuclear weapons development site in the Natanz area. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 June 2025 This photo declassified and released by the Israel Defense Forces in March 2018 shows what was believed to be a nuclear reactor site destroyed by Israel during a September 2007 raid in Deir Ezzor, Syria. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear reactor

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