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atomic reactor

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atomic reactor
n.
See nuclear reactor.
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Noun1.atomic reactoratomic reactor - a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
atomic pile, chain reactor, pile
nuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements


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