noun
high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
Technical term in nuclear engineering; refers to a reactor design using helium gas as coolant and graphite as moderator, capable of achieving very high outlet temperatures.
高温ガス炉は、次世代原子炉の一つとして研究が進められている。
The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor is being researched as one of the next-generation nuclear reactors.
Compound of 高温 (high temperature), ガス (gas), and 炉 (furnace/reactor). A direct calque of the English term.