Fugen — Infobox NPP Picture = Pic des = Country = Japan Utility = Japan Atomic Energy Agency Built = 1968 Start = March 20, 1979 End = March 29, 2003 Reactor = Reactor MW = S Reactor = 1 S Reactor MW = 165 B Reactor = B Reactor MW = E Reactor = E Reactor … Wikipedia
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fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Cf. reactor (def. 4). * * * Introduction also called fusion power plant or thermonuclear reactor a device to produce electrical power from the energy released in a nuclear… … Universalium
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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
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