converter reactor

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noun

a nuclear reactor for converting one fuel into another, esp one that transforms fertile material into fissionable materialCompare breeder reactor

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How to use converter reactor in a sentence

In 1981, while the world condemned us, we sent our air force to destroy the Osirak reactor Saddam Hussein was building in Iraq.
Why You Should Blame Iran For The Gaza Conflict|Naftali Bennett|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Iran is suspected to have aided in the funding of that reactor.
Iran and North Korea: The Nuclear 'Axis of Resistance'|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It prohibits the manufacture of new centrifuges and work on the Arak reactor.
Obama and the Munich Katrinas|Michael Tomasky|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Uranium enrichment makes what can be power reactor fuel but also the explosive core of atom bombs.
What Obama and Rouhani Want From Geneva|Michael Adler|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The reactor has the potential to produce weapons grade plutonium.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Bomb and Peace With the Palestinians|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With the converter in operation, the first step in the cycle was the evacuation of the ducts to a near-perfect vacuum.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
He boosted me into the chamber of the converter and pointed out an opening near the top, about twelve by twenty-four inches.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
And what of those atoms disintegrating while others are still being created in the reactor?
The Atomic Fingerprint|Bernard Keisch
This will be true no matter where in the reactor or for how long the irradiation took place.
The Atomic Fingerprint|Bernard Keisch
The roaring flames, rushing from the mouth of the converter, changes its violet color to orange and finally to pure white.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton