reactor design
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreactoranddesign
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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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design
noun
uk/dɪˈzaɪn/us/dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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(Definition ofreactoranddesignfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Onereactordesignconcept utilizes multiple heavy ion beams, charge neutralized by large-volume plasma.
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I take the view that competition is essential to ensure progress both inreactordesignand construction.
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The report would be unintelligible without the explanatory chapters on radioactivity, fission, fusion,reactordesign, waste purification and so on.
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It works inreactordesignand in the whole spectrum of nuclear activity.
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But this is at the expense of work onreactordesignand on reactor safety.
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Decommissioning is facilitated by features ofreactordesignwhich have the immediate purpose of facilitating the repair and maintenance of nuclear power plants.
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Past experience shows that it takes many years to extrapolate from experimental prototypes to a successful commercialreactordesign.
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The aim inreactordesignis to ensure that there is a safeguard against every foreseeable accident.
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Among their questions are how and by whom safety factors inreactordesignare assessed.
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Decisions aboutreactordesignfor their nuclear power stations are a matter for the generating boards after consultation with the suppliers.
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There has been no co-operation inreactordesign.
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No matter how safe thereactordesign, the risk of human error remains.
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We ought also to broaden the area of advance in research onreactordesign.
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We have therefore adopted the right course and not pursued areactordesignthat could lead to disasters.
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Although there are cost benefits to be obtained from replication of design, it should also be possible to reduce generating costs by advances inreactordesignand increased reactor output.
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Most experts agree that the key to winning overseas orders is not size butreactordesignand a track record in running the reactor type in question.
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A rapid expansion of the nuclear power programme, decisions about changing a nuclearreactordesign, or about a fast breeder reactor, will need to be judged very carefully.
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What ever the modification of thereactordesign, this still does not deal with the major problem of the huge increases in the volume of plutonium that is in circulation.
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As with anyreactordesign, loss of coolant is only one of many possible failures that could potentially lead to an accident.
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The organization is not a regulatory body and does not advise companies on issues such as initialreactordesignselection.
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