释义 |
uranium reactor uranium reactor[yə′rā·nē·əm rē′ak·tər] (nucleonics) A nuclear reactor in which the principal fuel is uranium; the uranium may be natural, with the naturally occurring ratio of 1 atom of uranium-235 to about 139 atoms of uranium-238, or may be enriched to have a higher proportion of fissile uranium-233 or uranium-235 atoms. |