Reactor 06
Reactor 06 : An atomic "furnace" or nuclear reactor. In a reactor, nuclei of the fuel undergo controlled fission under the influence of neutrons. The fission produces new neutrons in a chain reaction that releases large amounts of energy. This energy is removed as heat that can be used to make steam. The moderator for the first reactor was piledup blocks of graphite. Thus, a nuclear reactor was formerly referred to as a pile. Reactors are usually classified now as research, test, process heat, and power, depending on their principal function. No workable design for a controlled fusion reactor has yet been devised
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