converter reactor

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• converter reactor — n. a nuclear reactor that produces less fissionable material than it consumes, or one that produces a different fissionable material than it consumes * * * …   Universalium

• converter reactor — n. a nuclear reactor that produces less fissionable material than it consumes, or one that produces a different fissionable material than it consumes …   English World dictionary

• converter reactor — converter reactor, a nuclear reactor which converts nonfissionable material to fissionable material …   Useful english dictionary

• converter reactor — n. nuclear reactor that produces less fissionable material than it uses or produces a different type of fissionable material …   English contemporary dictionary

• converter reactor — noun a nuclear reactor that converts fertile material into fissile material …   English new terms dictionary

• converter — /kənˈvɜtə/ (say kuhn vertuh) noun 1. someone or something that converts. 2. Electricity a. a device which changes alternating current to direct current or vice versa. b. a device which alters the frequency of signals. 3. Electronics a translator… …  

• converter — n. (also convertor) 1 a person or thing that converts. 2 Electr. a an electrical apparatus for the interconversion of alternating current and direct current. b Electronics an apparatus for converting a signal from one frequency to another. 3 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• converter — /keuhn verr teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that converts. 2. Elect. a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa. Cf. inverter, synchronous converter. 3. Metall. a chamber or vessel through which an oxidizing blast… …   Universalium

• converter — con•vert•er [[t]kənˈvɜr tər[/t]] n. 1) one that converts 2) elm a device that converts alternating current to direct current or vice versa 3) rtv decoder 2) 4) rtv an auxiliary device that permits a radio or television receiver to pick up… …   From formal English to slang

• Molten salt reactor — scheme. A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary coolant, or even the fuel itself is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic… …   Wikipedia

• Thermionic converter — A thermionic converter consists of a hot electrode which thermionically emits electrons over a potential energy barrier to a cooler electrode, producing a useful electric power output. Caesium vapor is used to optimize the electrode work… …   Wikipedia