reactor vessel
Americannoun
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You cannot weld a reactor vessel with one.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
According to the NRC, embrittlement occurs as a result of reactor operation when neutrons from the nuclear fuel irradiate the steel plates and welds used to construct the reactor vessel.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Eventually, it could melt through the steel reactor vessel and even the outer containment structure, releasing radioactive material.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022
That means very little of the tritium in the doughnut-shaped reactor vessel, or tokamak, gets burned.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 22, 2022
In an emergency, the containment should trap gases that might escape from the inner chambers, but we rely on the reactor vessel to keep a nuclear reaction—and the radiation it produces—contained.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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