Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation — The nihongo|Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC)|動力炉・核燃料開発事業団|Douryokuro Kakunenryo Kaihatsu Jigyoudan or nihongo|動燃|dounen for short, was a Japanese nuclear energy research organization established October 2, 1967 with… … Wikipedia
fuel — n. & v. n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or power. 2 food as a source of energy. 3 material used as a source of nuclear energy. 4 anything that sustains or inflames emotion or passion. v. (fuelled,… … Useful english dictionary
fuel rod — Energy. nuclear fuel contained in a long thin walled tube, an array of such tubes forming the core of a nuclear reactor. * * * ˈfuel rod 7 [fuel rod] noun (technical) a long thin piece of fuel used in a nuclear power station … Useful english dictionary
Reactor CANDU — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El reactor CANDU es un reactor de agua pesada presurizada (PHWR sus siglas en inglés) diseñado a finales de los años 1950 y en los años 1960 por una asociación entre Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) y la Hydro… … Wikipedia Español
fuel — [fyo͞o′əl, fyo͞ol] n. [ME fewell < OFr fouaille < ML fuale, focale < foca, hearth, for L focus, fireplace: see FOCUS] 1. any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power 2. fissile material from which nuclear… … English World dictionary
Fuel — For other uses, see Fuel (disambiguation). Wood was one of the first fuels used by humans and is still the primary energy source in much of the world.[citation needed] Fuel is any material that stores … Wikipedia
Power station — A power station (also referred to as generating station, power plant or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. [cite book|author=British Electricity International|title=Modern Power Station Practice:… … Wikipedia
nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy. Also called atomic power. [1925 30] * * * Energy produced by nuclear fission of heavy atomic nuclei. About one third of all electric power worldwide now comes from nuclear power plants. The navies of many… … Universalium
reactor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear, nuclear power ▪ breeder, fast, fast breeder, fission, fusion, gas cooled, light water, etc … Collocations dictionary
fuel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from Anglo French fuail, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin *focalia, from Latin focus hearth Date: 13th century 1. a. a material used to produce heat or power by burning b. nutritive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium