heavy-water reactor
Britishnoun
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This has included shipping 25,000 pounds of enriched uranium to Russia, converting a heavy-water reactor to produce less plutonium, and taking off line thousands of centrifuge machines used to produce nuclear fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2016
Also as part of the preparatory steps, Iran is in the process of removing centrifuges and says it has dismantled its heavy-water reactor Arak.
From US News ● Jan. 15, 2016
Iran's deputy nuclear chief has meanwhile denied a report the Arak heavy-water reactor had been decommissioned, which would be a final step towards implementation of the nuclear deal.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2016
Salehi said Iran put fresh proposals on the table to ease concerns over Tehran’s uranium enrichment program as well as the heavy-water reactor at Arak in central Iran.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2015
The next day, Serber and Oppie boarded a train to Washington for a GAC meeting, at which Oppenheimer would preside and Serber would give a presentation on the proposed heavy-water reactor.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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