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  • 1Gas core reactor rocket — Gas core reactor rockets are a conceptual type of rocket that is propelled by the exhausted coolant of a gaseous fission reactor. The nuclear fission reactor core may be either a gas or plasma. They may be capable of creating specific impulses of …

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  • 2Reactor (video game) — This page is about the arcade game Reactor . Infobox VG title = Reactor developer = Gottlieb publisher = Gottlieb release = 1982cite web | url=http://james.ggdb.com/GameByName.aspx?c=Coin Op s=Arcade vid=2310 | publisher=Great Game Database |… …

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  • 3core — [kôr] n. [ME < OFr cor, prob. < L cor,HEART] 1. the hard, central part of an apple, pear, etc., that contains the seeds 2. the central or innermost part of anything 3. the most important part, as of a matter, discussion, etc.; essence; pith …

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  • 4Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… …

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  • 5core — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hollow ▪ Each fibre/fiber has a hollow core. ▪ dense, solid, strong ▪ copper, iron …

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  • 6core — /kɔ / (say kaw) noun 1. the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds. 2. the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything: the core of a curriculum. 3. the section of the body from the hips to the shoulders, especially the… …

  • 7core — core1 coreless, adj. /kawr, kohr/, n., v., cored, coring. n. 1. the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds. 2. the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. 3. Also called magnetic core. Elect. the piece of iron,… …

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  • 8Molten 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… …

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  • 9Nuclear reactor technology — This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power .A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate, as opposed to a nuclear bomb, in which the chain reaction occurs in a… …

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  • 10nuclear 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 …

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