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Descriptor
English
:
Nuclear Reactors
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Reactores Nucleares
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Reatores Nucleares
Synonyms
English
:
Nuclear Reactor
Reactor, Nuclear
Reactors, Nuclear
Tree Number:
E07.710.600
SP4.102.072.092.693.050.384.010.156
SP8.473.654.412.062.134
Definition
English
:
Devices containing fissionable material in sufficient quantity and so arranged as to be capable of maintaining a controlled, self-sustaining
NUCLEAR FISSION
chain reaction
. They are also known as atomic piles, atomic reactors, fission reactors, and nuclear piles, although such names are deprecated. (McGraw-Hill
Dictionary
of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
RADIONUCLIDE GENERATORS
and
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
are also available
See Related
English
:
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Nuclear Energy
Radioactive Hazard Release
History Note
English
:
68(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
SD
supply & distribution
Record Number:
9875
Unique Identifier:
D009688
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