nuclear reactor

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04239
A device in which a self-sustaining @N04229@ @C00960@ can be maintained and controlled. The term is sometimes applied to a device in which a @N04231@ reaction can be produced and controlled.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1550 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'nuclear reactor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04239 RIS BibTex EndNote
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