fission reactor
Britishnoun
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While Binderbauer struggled to fundraise, the success of fission reactor developers Oklo and NuScale Power grabbed the attention of the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
BWX Technologies, based in Lynchburg, Va., will build the nuclear fission reactor at the heart of the engine.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Powered by low-enriched uranium, the engine’s fission reactor will heat and vaporize liquid propellants, shooting the gases out of a nozzle to provide thrust.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2023
It may well conclude that it needs a self-sustaining power source, such as a fission reactor, which the United States has not used in space since 1965.
From Nature ● Nov. 24, 2014
The neutrons are created in a fission reactor, and slowed to incredibly low speeds by materials known as moderators.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2011
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