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gas-cooled reactor

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noun

  1. a nuclear reactor using a gas as the coolant. In the Mark I type the coolant is carbon dioxide, the moderator is graphite, and the fuel is uranium cased in magnox See also advanced gas-cooled reactor

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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

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