fast reactor
fast reactor noun: a nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates larger quantities of high-energy neutrons which can be used for breeding more fissile material or producing other useful radioactive nuclides, but requiring the use of highly-enriched uranium (at least 20% uranium-235) or other fuel containing a similarly high concentration of fissile material.
Noun
fast reactor (plural fast reactors)
- A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates larger quantities of high-energy neutrons which can be used for breeding more fissile material or producing other useful radioactive nuclides, but requiring the use of highly-enriched uranium (at least 20% uranium-235) or other fuel containing a similarly high concentration of fissile material.
fast reactor meaning in Tamil
fast reactor in Tamil
- வேக அணுஉலை
Forms of fast reactor
| plural | fast reactors |
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Origin of fast reactor
Clipping of fast-neutron reactor.
Questions about fast reactor
- What does fast reactor mean?
- Fast reactor means a nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates larger quantities of high-energy neutrons which can be used for breeding more fissile material or producing other useful radioactive nuclides, but requiring the use of highly-enriched uranium (at least 20% uranium-235) or other fuel containing a similarly high concentration of fissile material.
- What is fast reactor in Tamil?
- Fast reactor in Tamil is வேக அணுஉலை. See Fast reactor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fast reactor?
- Fast reactor is a noun.
- What is the plural of fast reactor?
- The plural of fast reactor is fast reactors.
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