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21Fast breeder reactor — The fast breeder or fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a fast neutron reactor designed to breed fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes. The FBR is one possible type of breeder reactor. The reactors are used in nuclear power plants to …
22Open-pool Australian lightwater reactor — For other uses, see Opal (disambiguation). Science with Neutrons Foundations Neutron temperature Flux  …
23Nuclear reactor safety systems — This article covers the technical aspects of active nuclear safety systems. For a general approach to nuclear safety, see nuclear safety. The three primary objectives of nuclear reactor safety systems as defined by the Nuclear Regulatory… …
24Pressurized water reactor — (PWRs) (also VVER if of Russian design) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use ordinary water under high pressure (superheated water) as coolant and neutron moderator. The primary coolant loop is kept under high pressure to prevent the …
25Shutdown (nuclear reactor) — In a nuclear reactor, shutdown refers to the state of the reactor when it is subcritical by at least a margin defined in the reactor s technical specifications. Further requirements for being shut down may include having the reactor control key… …
26Advanced gas-cooled reactor — An advanced gas cooled reactor (AGR) is a type of nuclear reactor. These are the second generation of British gas cooled reactors, using graphite as the neutron moderator and carbon dioxide as coolant. The AGR was developed from the Magnox… …
27National Research Universal reactor — The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, located in Chalk River, Ontario, is one of Canada’s national science facilities. It is a multipurpose science facility that serves three main roles. It generates isotopes used to treat or diagnose… …
28B Reactor — Infobox nrhp name = Hanford B Reactor nrhp type = nhl |right|250px|thumb caption = Hanford Site in 1945. B Reactor is the building just to the right of the water tower. location = Near jct. of WA 24 and WA 240, Hanford Site nearest city =… …
29X-10 Graphite Reactor — For other uses, see X10 (disambiguation). X 10 Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
30Omega West Reactor (OWR) — The Omega West Reactor (OWR) was an experimental nuclear reactor located at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos NM. OMR was completed in 1956 and primarily used for scientific scale nuclear research until it was fully decommissioned in… …
