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heavy-water reactor
noun
- a nuclear reactor that uses heavy water as moderator
Example Sentences
Iran previously reconfigured its Arak heavy-water reactor so it couldn’t produce plutonium.
The center’s heavy-water reactor has been operational since the 1960s, far longer than most reactors of the same era.
Iran was also required to redesign a heavy-water reactor being built, whose spent fuel would contain plutonium suitable for a bomb, and to allow international inspections.
If the Iranians start enriching uranium to 20 percent, or start undoing the modifications at the Akar heavy-water reactor, Pompeo will no doubt sound the alarm that they are on the verge of becoming a nuclear-armed state—and push for action to prevent that.
Iran was also required to redesign a heavy-water reactor being built, whose spent fuel would contain plutonium suitable for a bomb, and allow international inspections.
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