thermal reactor

British

noun

a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons

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The 35-megawatt thermal reactor will test the concept of using molten salt as a coolant and test the type of nuclear fuel, the NRC said.

From Seattle Times

A thermal reactor "burns" a fuel typically containing a few percent of the isotope uranium-235, which releases energy and neutrons in a chain reaction.

From Science Magazine

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