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...The place can be an [[Atomic bomb|atomic (nuclear) bomb]], the core of a [[nuclear reactor]], or some other place where fissile material is stored or processed.

A nuclear reactor using [[helium]] gas as a coolant, that might provide process heat for prod

A '''very high temperature reactor''' is a nuclear reactor using helium gas as a coolant, that might provide process heat for producti

...ch absorbs [[neutron]]s, and is used to control the rate of fission in a [[nuclear reactor]]

*[[ThorCon nuclear reactor]] a sealed system never opened on site.

A city near the [[Chernobyl]] nuclear reactor site in the [[Ukraine]]; abandoned after the 1986 [[Chernobyl Disaster]].

...Containment vessel]], an extremely strong outside building surrounding a [[nuclear reactor]]

...ips. There are several types of nuclear plants depending on the type of [[nuclear reactor]] used. Currently, the two most common types are [[pressurized water react ...In 1951 in Idaho, [[Experimental Breeder Reactor 1]] (EBR-1) was the first nuclear reactor to produce electricity. Development of nuclear power plants for Naval ship

...Mile Island''' is shorthand for a partial [[meltdown]] that occurred at [[nuclear reactor|reactor]] 2 of the [[Three Mile Island (power plant)|Three Mile Island nucl

A [[nuclear reactor]] that uses regular water, called light water because its [[hydrogen]] nucl

A [[nuclear reactor]] that uses [[heavy water]] which has [[hydrogen]] nuclei that are H-2, as

...es approximately 5 percent of the nuclear fuel of a conventional 1,000 MWe nuclear reactor.<br>

a [[nuclear reactor]] in which the fission [[Chain reaction/Definition|chain reaction]] is sust

A '''reactor moderator''' controls the flow of [[neutron]]s in a [[nuclear reactor]], often in the form of control rods which increase nuclear fission when wi

*"Metallurgical Laboratory" at the [[University of Chicago]], the first [[nuclear reactor]]

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...extraction of fissile [[plutonium]] (Pu-239) from irradiated [[uranium]] [[nuclear reactor]] fuel. The US forged the way on both paths during its [[World War II]] [[M

A '''nuclear reactor''' is vessel in which controlled [[nuclear reaction]]s take place within on ...tor. There are also other means used for controlling the power level of a nuclear reactor.

...essentially a solid inside a ''reactor core'' which is inside the ship's [[nuclear reactor]]. Once a reactor core has gone critical, meaning it has been used during

[https://whatisnuclear.com/reactors.html ''What is a nuclear reactor?''] By Dr. Nick Touran, Ph.D., P.E., accessed 9-May-2023: