Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Nuclear Reactors

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)

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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)

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3 entry terms
  • Nuclear Reactor
  • Reactor, Nuclear
  • Reactors, Nuclear

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution.

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RADIONUCLIDE GENERATORS and NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS are also available

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  1. E07w.710.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nuclear Reactors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009688. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009688
  2. Nuclear Reactors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor
  3. Nuclear Reactors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80877