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Thermal reactor

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000507

A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by thermal neutrons. Most current reactors are thermal reactors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000507
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000507",
  "term": "Thermal reactor",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by thermal neutrons. Most current reactors are thermal reactors.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/thermal-reactor/"
}

Record 507 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.