English-Finnish translations for nuclear reactor

• ydinreaktori
  Kyseessä on länsimaista mallia oleva CANDU-ydinreaktori. It is a "CANDU" nuclear reactor of western design.
  Valko-Venäjälle rakennetaan ehkä venäläinen ydinreaktori. A Russian nuclear reactor will perhaps be constructed in Belarus.
  Mielessäni on Osirakin ydinreaktori, jonka israelilaiset tuhosivat rauhanaikana tehdyssä ilmahyökkäyksessä. I am thinking of the nuclear reactor at Osirak which was destroyed by the Israelis in an aerial attack during peacetime.

Definition of nuclear reactor

• Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes

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