OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2998

reactor

/ɹiˈæktɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
reactor
A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
It is hoped that a competition to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) will drive billions of pounds of investment into the technology, which the government hopes will be cheaper…
It limits the rights of nonweapon countries to develop an export business in civilian reactor technology.
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