commercial reactor

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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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reactor
noun[C]
uk
/riˈæk.tər/us
/riˈæk.tɚ/
a large machine in which atoms are either divided or joined in order to ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandreactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the costs and time-scales involved in developing acommercialreactorare enormous.
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I understand that a completely different design is being considered for a proposed demonstrationcommercialreactor, but that no agreed design is yet available.
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The time at which full design and construction of a prototypecommercialreactorcould begin depends on the progress made on developing a suitable fuel.
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Those people currently working in the industry are unlikely to see acommercialreactorin place during their working lives.
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In this country we ought to go ahead with building a demonstrationcommercialreactor.
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Past experience shows that it takes many years to extrapolate from experimental prototypes to a successfulcommercialreactordesign.
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Acommercialreactorshould not be ordered until the necessary experience has been gained.
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Safety considerations must come into the matter before we can consider the whole question of acommercialreactor.
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Maintaining and decommissioning acommercialreactormay thus be difficult and expensive.
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Shippingport, while somewhat smaller than a largecommercialreactortoday, was representative, with four steam generators, pressurizer and reactor.
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Other countries will also be helped to build experimental and development reactors which are an essential preliminary to the building of commercial reactors.
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There are 200 commercial reactors in 20 countries at present.
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We hope to get to the stage when we can see the possibility of the first commercial reactors by 1970.
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Despite all the favorable factors, and utilization in commercial reactors in the past, interest in thorium diminished in the late 1980s due to various reasons.
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The first commercial reactors are expected in 2030.
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Because commercial reactors were never designed as breeders, they do not convert enough uranium-238 into plutonium to replace the uranium-235 consumed.
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Commercial reactors are large, operate at high temperature and pressure, and require a large amount of nuclear fuel.
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This status is intended to stimulate experiments to extend the life of existing commercial reactors and encourage nuclear power development.
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The regulation does not apply to the 104 commercial reactors now operating.
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