gas-cooled reactor
Britishnoun
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Hunterston B is one of seven advanced gas-cooled reactor sites in the UK which are nearing the end of their lives.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
A high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor began operating in 2021.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023
He seeks development of a helium gas-cooled reactor that can operate at higher temperatures, which he says could enable more efficient generation of electricity.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
Confessing that not enough research had gone into the project, the commission canceled an advanced gas-cooled reactor scheduled to be built in Florida by a group of Florida and Midwestern utilities.
From Time Magazine Archive
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An analysis by the UCS last year concluded that a gas-cooled reactor designed by San Diego-based General Atomics was particularly susceptible to fires in the graphite that holds the fuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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