controlled thermonuclear reactor

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controlled thermonuclear reactor [kən¦trōld ¦thər·mō′nü·klē·ər rē′ak·tər]

(nucleonics)

The heart of a fusion spacecraft propulsion system, based on the thermonuclear reaction of deuterium with a helium-3 isotope to produce helium-4 and protons. Abbreviated CTR.

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