noun
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.
新型転換炉は、プルトニウムの利用効率を高める設計になっている。
The advanced thermal converter reactor is designed to improve the utilization efficiency of plutonium.
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.