existing reactor

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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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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Globally, 39% want to continue using existing reactors without building new ones, while 30% would like to shut everything down now.
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These groups appealed to three federal agencies to suspend the licensing process because they believed containment in the new design is weaker than existing reactors.
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The countrys five existing reactors would be allowed to continue operating, but would not be replaced at the end of their life span.
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The countrys five existing reactors will be allowed to continue operating, but will not be replaced at the end of their life span.
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On site storage options are expected to perform well over the near term; however,existingreactorsites were not chosen for their suitability as permanent storage sites.
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Globally, 39% want to continue using existing reactors without building new ones, while 30% would like to shut everything down now.
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The countrys five existing reactors would be allowed to continue operating, but would not be replaced at the end of their life span.
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By 2009, about 30 new reactors were planned, and a large number of existing reactors had applied for upgrades to increase their output.
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All of the other new builds and the equally extensive list of upgrades to existing reactors have been shelved.
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These groups appealed to three federal agencies to suspend the licensing process because they believed containment in the new design is weaker than existing reactors.
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This is useful, not only for troubleshooting existing reactors, but in estimating the yield of a given reaction and designing future reactors.
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The countrys five existing reactors will be allowed to continue operating, but will not be replaced at the end of their life span.
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The loss of electrical generation from the eight fewer reactors since 1991 has been offset by power uprates of generating capacity at existing reactors.
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