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nuclear reactor

Also known as atomic pile

device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction

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A nuclear reactor is a device that starts and manages a controlled nuclear chain reaction, where atoms split and release energy. This matters because that energy can be harnessed to generate electricity and power ships, making it a significant source of energy for modern societies.

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From Nuclear Reactor-Based to Proton Accelerator-Based Therapy: The Finnish Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Experience.ReviewCancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals · 2023Porra L, Wendland L, Seppälä T et al.DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2022.0059
United States' regulatory approved pharmacotherapies for nuclear reactor explosions and anthrax-associated bioterrorism.ReviewExpert opinion on drug safety · 2023Bennett CL, Georgantopoulos P, Gale RP et al.DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2023.2245748
The nuclear reactor and its products.ReviewSeminars in nuclear medicine · 1974Poggenburg JKDOI: 10.1016/s0001-2998(74)80011-5
Nuclear reactor safety.JAMA · 1973Sagan LADOI: 10.1001/jama.1973.03220220085025
Nuclear reactor accidents--the use of KI as a blocking agent against radioiodine uptake in the thyroid--a review.ReviewHealth physics · 1984Crocker DGDOI: 10.1097/00004032-198406000-00009
Nuclear data for reactor production of (131)Ba and (133)Ba.Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine · 2021Kulage Z, Cantrell T, Griswold J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109645
Radon Concentrations in a Nuclear Reactor Center in Brazil.Health physics · 2021Cardoso da Silva PS, de Campos MP, Mohamad El Hajj T et al.DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001430
Nuclear reactor accidents: preparedness and medical consequences. Medical basis for the establishment of intervention levels.ReviewThe British journal of radiology · 1987Nénot JCDOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-60-720-1163

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A nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion, weapons production and research. Fissile nuclei (primarily uranium-235 or plutonium-239) absorb single neutrons and split, releasing energy and multiple neutrons, which can induce further fission. Reactors stabilize this, regulating neutron absorbers and moderators in the core. Fuel efficiency is exceptionally high; low-enriched uranium is 120,000 times more energy-dense than coal.

Heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid coolant. In commercial reactors, this drives turbines and electrical generator shafts. Some reactors are used for district heating, and isotope production for medical and industrial use.