gas-cooled reactor
noun
a nuclear reactor using a gas as the coolant. In the Mark I type the coolant is carbon dioxide, the moderator is graphite, and the fuel is uranium cased in magnox
See also advanced gas-cooled reactor
Words nearby gas-cooled reactor
gas turbine,
gas up,
gas vacuole,
gas welding,
gas well,
gas-cooled reactor,
gas-discharge tube,
gas-fired,
gas-guzzler,
gas-guzzler tax,
gas-liquid chromatography