atomic reactor
Fission power source
An atomic reactor is a device that initiates and controls nuclear fission chain reactions, generating heat that can produce electricity or power ships.
Also called a nuclear reactor.
The core contains fuel rods, typically uranium, surrounded by control rods that regulate the reaction rate: The atomic reactor provided power for the submarine.
- nuclear power plantFission-based electricity facility
- fuel rodsEncased fissile material tubes
- nuclear fissionAtomic core division
- electricity generationCreating electrical current industrially
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
critical mass · radiation shielding · radioactive decay · control rods · meltdown · Chernobyl · moderator · heavy water · steam generator · cooling tower · turbine · Fukushima · heat exchanger · uranium · nuclear waste · desalination plants · safety drills · Three Mile Island
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Electricity station burning fossil fuel
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