(from the article `nuclear engineering`) Nearly all commercial nuclear reactors in operation or under construction are thermal reactors. They are called thermal reactors because their fuel ...
A nuclear reactor in which most of the nuclear fissions are caused by thermal neutrons.
nuclear reactor in which nuclear fission is induced predominantly by thermal neutrons
A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by slow neutrons, and hence requiring a moderator (as distinct from Fast Neutron Reactor).
A reactor in which the fission chain is sustained primarily by slow neutrons (as distinct from Fast Reactor).
A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by slow neutrons (as distinct from Fast Neutron Reactor).
A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by slow neutrons, and hence requiring a moderator (as distinct from Fast Neutron Reactor).
[n] - a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
noun a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
Nuclear reactor in which the neutrons released by fission of uranium-235 nuclei are slowed down in order to increase their chances of being captured by other uranium-235 nuclei, and so induce further fission. The material (commonly graphite or heavy water) responsible for doing so is called a moderator. When the fast newly emitted neutrons ...
A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by slow neutrons, and hence requiring a moderator (as distinct from Fast Neutron Reactor ).