Svensk definition
Anläggningar innehållande klyvbart material i tillräckliga mängder och så ordnat att de kan upprätthålla en kontrollerad, självgående kärnklyvningsreaktion. De kallas även atomreaktorer, fissionsreaktorer, nukleära reaktorer m m.
Nuclear Reactors
Kärnreaktorer
Engelsk definition
Devices containing fissionable material in sufficient quantity and so arranged as to be capable of maintaining a controlled, self-sustaining NUCLEAR FISSION chain reaction. They are also known as atomic piles, atomic reactors, fission reactors, and nuclear piles, although such names are deprecated. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Nuclear Reactor — Reactor, Nuclear — Reactors, Nuclear