noun
gas-cooled reactor
Technical term in nuclear engineering; refers to a reactor that uses gas (often carbon dioxide or helium) as the primary coolant.
英国ではガス冷却炉が長く使われてきた。
Gas-cooled reactors have been used for a long time in the UK.
Compound of ガス (gas), 冷却 (cooling), and 炉 (furnace/reactor). A straightforward technical term formed from standard Sino-Japanese and loanword elements.