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• n  an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
• n  (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

• PTI MAGAZINE July 21, 1986 WORLD A CHERNOBYL-PROOF REACTOR? Scientists say new designs could make nuclear power safer .
• The reactor immediately began to overheat dangerously, but since the emergency cooling system had been shut off some twelve hours earlier, there was no backup.
• All nuclear reactors work by splitting large atoms into smaller pieces, producing heat.

• nuclear reactor

News & Articles

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• End of the road for landfill's bio-reactor
  The county landfill will scrap its bio-reactor. The Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency heard a quote from James Luther Kiln & Dryer on repairing the broken bio-reactor vessel during Thursday's meeting, learning the project could cost as much as $750,000.
  June 17, 2013 - Clinton Herald
• MU reactor participating in emergency drill
  Local public safety agencies are scheduled to participate in an emergency simulation at the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center tomorrow morning.
  June 16, 2013 - Columbia Daily Tribune
• Nuclear reactor in Ala. automatically shuts down
  A Southern Co. nuclear reactor in Alabama automatically shut down because of an electrical problem, but regulators say there is no threat to the public. Officials report the Unit 1 reactor at Plant Farley ...
  June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Anthony Principi in Washington Post
  They can make a beginning, but whether they can completely shut down a nuclear reactor in such a short time would be very difficult,said Anthony Principi, President Bush's former veteran affairs secretary and a member of Richardson's delegation.
• Mohamed ElBaradei in Forbes
  Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday,said Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
• Dana Perino in International Herald Tribune
  This cover-up only served to reinforce our confidence that this reactor was not intended for peaceful activities,White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "The Syrian regime must come clean before the world regarding its illicit...