Definition of advanced gas-cooled reactor in US English:
advanced gas-cooled reactor
(also AGR)
nounədˌvanst ˌɡasko͞old rēˈaktər
A nuclear reactor in which the coolant is carbon dioxide, with uranium oxide fuel clad in steel and using graphite as a moderator.
Example sentencesExamples
- An advanced gas-cooled reactor on the site is also undergoing decommissioning.
- The nuclear plant comprises two advanced gas-cooled reactors providing steam at high pressure and temperature to two dedicated 660 MW steam turbine generators.
- The historic costs of decommissioning British Magnox and advanced gas-cooled reactors do not bear comparison with the costs of decommissioning modern plants.
- Oxide fuel used in advanced gas-cooled reactors and light-water reactors can be stored safely for longer periods of time.
- The cracks were spotted in graphite bricks in the cores of all the company's advanced gas-cooled reactors, or AGRs. Collectively, they provide the country with nearly one fifth of its electricity.