reactor — /ree ak teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction. 2. Elect. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit. 3. Immunol., Vet. Med. a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign… … Universalium
Open-pool Australian lightwater reactor — For other uses, see Opal (disambiguation). Science with Neutrons Foundations Neutron temperature Flux … Wikipedia
SANS instruments — World Directory of SANS InstrumentsSANS stands for small angle neutron scattering, an advanced laboratory technique used for investigations of structure of various substances, with spatial sensitivity of about 1 1000 nm. The number of SANS… … Wikipedia
National Research Universal reactor — The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, located in Chalk River, Ontario, is one of Canada’s national science facilities. It is a multipurpose science facility that serves three main roles. It generates isotopes used to treat or diagnose… … Wikipedia
National Research Universal Reactor — The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, located in Chalk River, Ontario, is one of Canada’s national science facilities. It is a multipurpose science facility that serves three main roles. # It generates isotopes used to treat or diagnose… … Wikipedia
Controlled lab reactor — A Controlled Lab Reactor or CLR could be defined to be any reaction system where there is an element of automated control. Generally these devices refers to a jacketed glass vessel where a circulating chiller unit pumps a thermal control fluid… … 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
Nuclear reactor physics — See also: Critical mass Nuclear reactor physics is the branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce controlled rate of fission for energy in reactors. Most nuclear reactors use a chain reaction to induce … Wikipedia
Advanced Test Reactor — The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) is a research reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory. This reactor is primarily designed and used to test materials to be used in other, larger scale and prototype reactors. It can operate at a maximum power of… … Wikipedia
TOPAZ nuclear reactor — The TOPAZ nuclear reactor is a lightweight nuclear reactor developed for long term space use by the Soviet Union. Cooled by liquid metal, it uses a high temperature moderator containing hydrogen and highly enriched fuel and produces electricity… … Wikipedia
NPD reactor — The Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD) Reactor built 3 km east of Rolphton, Ontario supplied the Ontario power grid with the first nuclear generated electricity in Canada. The reactor was a joint project of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ontario … Wikipedia
