liquid metal reactor


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Noun1.liquid metal reactor - a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
nuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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Starting in 1954, a number of reactors were connected to grids, including a small liquid metal reactor in the Soviet Union, a larger gas-cooled reactor in the United Kingdom, and several small reactors of various types in the United States (including pressurized water, boiling water, and liquid-metal designs).
This approach would obviate the need to develop cycles based on expensive LMR (Liquid Metal Reactor) Pu breeding technology, should uranium resources ever become limited.
The Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor is designed to increase station output relatively quickly and economically.