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Meanings
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nuclear reactor; atomic reactor
Standard technical and everyday term for a device that initiates and controls a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
Debate continues about the safety of nuclear reactors.
This nuclear reactor is scheduled to be decommissioned next year.
Usage patterns
- 原子炉が稼働するfor a reactor to be in operation
This reactor is still in operation.
- 原子炉を停止するto shut down a reactor
The reactor was shut down for inspection.
- 原子炉を廃炉にするto decommission a reactor
There are plans underway to decommission the aging reactor.
- 原子炉が炉心溶融を起こすfor a reactor to undergo a core meltdown
The reactor suffered a core meltdown due to the accident.