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新型転換炉 (shingatatenkanro) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん型がた転てん換かん炉ろ

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Meanings

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advanced thermal converter reactor

Technical term in nuclear engineering; refers to a type of reactor that uses thermal neutrons and can convert fertile material into fissile material.

新しん型がた転てん換かん炉ろは、プルトニウムの利り用よう効こう率りつを高たかめる設せっ計

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The advanced thermal converter reactor is designed to improve the utilization efficiency of plutonium.

Kanji

新new
型mould, type, model
転revolve, turn around, change
換interchange, period, change
炉hearth, furnace, kiln

Built from

新しん型がた+転てん換かん炉ろ

Etymology

Compound of 新型 (new type) + 転換 (conversion) + 炉 (reactor). The term describes a reactor that converts fertile material into fissile material while using thermal neutrons.