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subcritical reactor
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subcritical reactor [¦səb′krid·ə·kəl rē′ak·tər]
(nucleonics)
A reactor having an effective multiplication constant of less than one, so that a self-supporting chain reaction cannot be maintained. Also known as subcritical assembly; teaching reactor.


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eliminating most of the problems encountered in conventional Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS).
The patented and patent-pending technology is an electron Accelerator-Driven System (ADS), the feasibility and validity of which has recently been confirmed by Japanese and French experts.
eliminating most of the problems encountered in conventional Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS).
 
 
 
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