Reactor

Definitions

1. A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.
2. A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
3. A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
4. A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.
5. An electrical component with reactance

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Examples

“Altman seees his characters as total reactors; everything they do and say⟳ is in response to their environment. They do not seem to exist⟳ with lives or qualities of their own⟳.”

“It limits the rights of nonweapon countries to develop⟳ an export business in civilian reactor technology.”

“It is hoped that a competition to develop⟳ small modular reactors (SMRs) will drive⟳ billions of pounds of investment into the technology, which the government hopes will be cheaper and quicker to build⟳ than traditional large nuclear power plants.”

“The second is whether the federal agency has the power to license⟳ such facilities away from reactor sites where the waste⟳ was generated. […] The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled the NRC does not have⟳ the authority to issue⟳ licenses to store nuclear fuel away from reactors.”

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