HTGR — (no periods), high temperature gas cooled reactor … Useful english dictionary
Reactor vessel — In a nuclear power plant, the reactor vessel is a pressure vessel containing the coolant and reactor core. Not all power reactors have a reactor vessel. Power reactors are generally classified by the type of coolant rather than the by the… … Wikipedia
HTGR — engin. abbr. High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor nucl. abbr. High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor … United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
HTGR — High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor Contributor: CASI … NASA Acronyms
HTGR — High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Very high temperature reactor — The Very High Temperature Reactor is a Generation IV reactor concept that uses a graphite moderated nuclear reactor with a once through uranium fuel cycle. This reactor design envisions an outlet temperature of 1000°C. The reactor core can be… … Wikipedia
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium
Gas-cooled fast reactor — The Gas Cooled Fast Reactor (GFR) system is a nuclear reactor design which is currently in development. Classed as a Generation IV reactor, it features a fast neutron spectrum and closed fuel cycle for efficient conversion of fertile uranium and… … Wikipedia
Nuclear fuel response to reactor accidents — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… … Wikipedia
Gas turbine modular helium reactor — The Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor (GTMHR) is a nuclear power reactor design under development by General Atomics. It is a helium cooled, graphite moderated reactor and uses TRISO fuel compacts in a prismatic core design. The core consists of … Wikipedia
UNGG reactor — The UNGG ( Uranium Naturel Graphite Gaz ) is an obsolete design of nuclear power reactor developed by France. It was graphite moderated, cooled by carbon dioxide, and fueled with natural uranium metal.It was developed independently of and in… … Wikipedia
