Graphite-moderated reactor
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graphite-moderated-reactor-315-5605550
title:
Graphite-moderated reactor
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A graphite-moderated reactor is a nuclear reactor that uses carbon as a neutron moderator, which allows natural uranium to be used as nuclear fuel. The first artificial nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1, used nuclear graphite as a moderator. Graphite-moderated reactors were involved in two of the best-known nuclear disasters: an untested graphite annealing process contributed to the Windscale fire, while a graphite fire during the Chernobyl disaster contributed to the spread of radioactive mat
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Type of nuclear reactor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite-moderated_reactor
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2023-11-15T23:17:42Z
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