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plutonium reactor

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plutonium reactor [plü′tō·nē·əm rē′ak·tər]
(nucleonics)
A nuclear reactor in which plutonium is the principal fissionable material.


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Since the present crisis began with a disclosure from the US in October that North Korea had revealed a secret uranium enrichment programme - and escalated in December when Pyongyang expelled UN nuclear monitors and announced it would restart its mothballed Yongbyon plutonium reactor - the isolated state's intentions have remained unclear.
It had, under the original agreement with the United States, agreed to freeze its plutonium reactor in exchange for some less lethal water-cooled nuclear plants.
 
 
 
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