pebble-bed reactor

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pebble-bed reactor [′peb·əl ‚bed rē‚ak·tər]

(nucleonics)

A nuclear reactor in which the fuel consists of small spheres or pellets stacked in the core; the reaction rate is controlled by coolant flow and by loading and unloading pellets.

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