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Classification of Nuclear Reactors
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Nuclear Reactors, specifically fission reacors, are classified by several methods, a brief outline of these classification schemes is provided.
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- Research reactors : Typically reactors used for research and training, materials testing, or the production of radioisotopes for medicine and industry. These are much smaller than power reactors or those propelling ships, and many are on university campuses. There are about 280 such reactors operating, in 56 countries. Some operate with high-enriched uranium fuel, and international efforts are underway to substitute low-enriched fuel. [1]
- Production reactors
- Power reactors
- Propulsion reactors
- Graphite moderated reactors
- water moderated reactors
- Gas cooled reactor
- Liquid metal cooled reactor
- Water cooled reactor
- Pressure water reactor
- Boiling water reactor
- Breeder reactors
- burner reactors
- Solid fueled
- Fluid fuel
- Gas Fueled
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