core reflector
1reflector — [ri flek′tər] n. 1. a person or thing that reflects; esp., a surface, object, etc. that reflects light, sound, heat, or the like, as a piece of glass or metal, highly polished and usually concave, which reflects and directs radiant energy, as… …
2reflector — /rəˈflɛktə / (say ruh flektuh) noun 1. someone or something that reflects. 2. a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like. 3. a reflecting telescope. 4. Physics a layer of material surrounding the core of a nuclear… …
3reflector — /ri flek teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that reflects. 2. a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like. 3. See reflecting telescope. 4. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to prevent the escape of neutrons… …
4reflector — re flec·tor || rɪ flektÉ™(r) n. person or thing which reflects; telescope that uses concave mirrors to focus; material used to inhibit the escape of neutrons from the core of a reactor (Physics) …
5Demon core — The Demon core was the nickname given to a 6.2 kilogram (14 lb) subcritical mass of plutonium that accidentally went briefly critical in two separate accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. Each incident resulted in the… …
6Neutron reflector — A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, and tungsten carbide, or other materials. A neutron reflector can… …
7отражатель активной зоны (ядерного реактора) — — [Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999] Тематики электротехника, основные понятия EN core reflector …
8Nuclear 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… …
9Nuclear graphite — Core graphite from the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Nuclear graphite is any grade of graphite, usually electro graphite, specifically manufactured for use as a moderator or reflector within nuclear reactors. Graphite is an important material… …
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 …
