heavy-water reactor

British  

noun

1. a nuclear reactor that uses heavy water as moderator

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Example Sentences

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

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

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 US News • Mar. 7, 2015

After Washington, Lawrence and Alvarez planned to fly to Ottawa for a look at the Canadian government’s heavy-water reactor in nearby Chalk River, a design they thought might be adapted for tritium production.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik