High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor/Definition

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A definition or brief description of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor.

A medium-sized, next-generation nuclear reactor primarily intended to provide heat for industrial processes, with electricity generation a secondary role; uranium-fueled, graphite-moderated and helium-cooled