| 单词 | nuclear reactor |
| 释义 | nuclear reactor (once / 11047 pages) n WORD FAMILY nuclear reactor: nuclear reactors USAGE EXAMPLESA quarter century after China fired up its first nuclear reactor, the country is poised to become the world’s biggest producer of nuclear power. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) It claims it ranks No. 2 globally in controlling uranium reserves and No. 1 in building nuclear reactors for a variety of countries. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) A giant shield built to cover a damaged nuclear reactor in Chernobyl, Ukraine has been moved into place. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) n (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements Syn|Hypo|Hyper reactor atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor, pile a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy breeder reactora nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns fast reactornuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used gas-cooled reactora nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant liquid metal reactora nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant thermal reactora nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator fusion reactor, thermonuclear reactora nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy water-cooled reactornuclear reactor using water as a coolant BWR, boiling water reactora nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine PWR, pressurized water reactora nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine apparatus, setup equipment designed to serve a specific function |
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