converter type of nuclear reactor
1Nuclear fuel — Process …
2converter reactor — n. nuclear reactor that produces less fissionable material than it uses or produces a different type of fissionable material …
3MIT Nuclear Research Reactor — Infobox Reactor name = MITR II institution = Massachusetts Institute of Technology location city = Cambridge location state = Massachusetts type = tank power = 5 MW power therm elec = thermal construct cost = $3 million USD construct start = 1956 …
4Molten salt reactor — scheme. A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary coolant, or even the fuel itself is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic… …
5Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant — Nuclear power plant Neckarwestheim …
6thermionic power converter — ▪ electronics Introduction also called thermionic generator, thermionic power generator, or thermoelectric engine any of a class of devices that convert heat directly into electricity using thermionic emission rather than first… …
7Alkali-metal thermal to electric converter — The Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter (AMTEC) is a thermally regenerative electrochemical device for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. It is characterized by high potential efficiencies and no moving parts, which make it a… …
8Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
9Fusion power — The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a …
10NB Power — Énergie NB Power Type Government owned corporation Industry Electricity generation, transmission and distribution Founded Ap …
