lead-cooled reactor
lead-cooled reactor
[′led ‚küld rē‚ak·tər] (nucleonics)
A nuclear reactor that uses molten lead as the coolant, to transport the energy released in the fission process away from the fuel rods in the reactor core and to keep the fuel rods and their clad from overheating.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.