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 last year.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2022
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
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
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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