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Developed for the most part in Great Britain and France, it was replaced by the pressurized water reactor, which performs better and is less expensive.
carbon dioxide reactor carbon dioxide gas coolant feedwater steam outlet blower heat exchanger reactor core control rod concrete shielding fueling machine fuel: natural uranium coolant: carbon dioxide moderator: graphite

carbon dioxide gas coolant click to hear

Carbon dioxide that recovers the heat from the reactor core and transfers it to the heat exchanger.

feedwater click to hear

Piping carries water from the condenser to the heat exchanger, where it is turned into steam.

steam outlet click to hear

Water that has been vaporized in the carbon dioxide is carried to the turbine to produce electricity.

blower click to hear

Device that circulates carbon dioxide in the reactor core.

heat exchanger click to hear

Tubing system that is submerged in the hot carbon dioxide; here, water is turned into steam to power the turbine.

reactor core click to hear

Center section of the nuclear reactor where fission reactions take place.

control rod click to hear

Tube that contains a neutron-absorbing material (boron, cadmium) that is introduced into the reactor core to control its power.

concrete shielding click to hear

Concrete structure that holds back radioactive products in the event of an accident.

fueling machine click to hear

Remote-controlled device that inserts new fuel into the reactor.

fuel: natural uranium click to hear

Natural uranium: fuel extracted from mines; it consists of a mixture of three uranium isotopes (uranium-234, -235 and -238).

coolant: carbon dioxide click to hear

Carbon dioxide: gas that is heavier than air and is produced by burning graphite.

moderator: graphite click to hear

Moderator: medium that slows the speed of the neutrons to maintain a continuous chain reaction.