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Nuclear reactors

Scope note

Apparatuses in which a chain reaction of fissionable material is initiated and controlled as for generation of heat for power or for the production of plutonium from uranium. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30007654

Broader Terms used

power producing equipment

Equivalent Terms used

nuclear reactor

Created

13yrs ago

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