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A technical facility in which a nuclear fission chain reaction takes place in a controlled way, usually to generate energy in a nuclear power plant.
Nach dem Störfall wurde der Reaktor des Atomkraftwerks sofort heruntergefahren.
After the incident, the reactor of the nuclear power plant was shut down immediately.
reactor
In chemistry, a vessel or apparatus in which chemical reactions are deliberately carried out under controlled conditions such as pressure and temperature.
In dem gläsernen Reaktor werden die beiden Substanzen bei hoher Temperatur miteinander vermischt.
In the glass reactor, the two substances are mixed together at a high temperature.
reactor
In biotechnology, a device (bioreactor) in which biological processes take place under controlled conditions, for example with microorganisms, cells, or enzymes.
In diesem Reaktor werden mithilfe von Bakterienkulturen Enzyme für die Lebensmittelindustrie hergestellt.
In this reactor, enzymes for the food industry are produced with the help of bacterial cultures.
The word 'Reaktor' (reactor) is closely related to the word 'Reaktion' (reaction). A reactor is a technical facility or a vessel in which a controlled chemical, physical, or biological reaction takes place.
In der Chemie wird oft ein Glasreaktor für empfindliche Reaktionen verwendet.
In chemistry, a glass reactor is often used for sensitive reactions.
Without further context, 'Reaktor' (reactor) in German almost always means a nuclear reactor in a nuclear power plant. The meanings from chemistry or biology are usually made clear by an adjective, e.g. 'chemischer Reaktor' (chemical reactor), or by the technical context.
Die Nachrichten berichten über einen alten Reaktor, der abgeschaltet werden soll.
The news is reporting on an old reactor that is to be shut down.
In connection with nuclear reactors, specific verbs are often used: a reactor is 'hochgefahren' (started up), 'heruntergefahren' (powered down), or 'abgeschaltet' (shut down).
Aus Sicherheitsgründen musste der Reaktorblock schnell heruntergefahren werden.
For safety reasons, the reactor unit had to be powered down quickly.
