nuclear reactor

device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction
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nuclear reactor

Summary

nuclear reactor ranks in the top 0.7% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,680 views/month, #547 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • nuclear reactor is a type of industrial plant[2].
  • nuclear reactor is a type of heat source[3].
  • nuclear reactor is a type of nuclear facility[4].
  • nuclear reactor is a type of reactor[5].
  • nuclear reactor is part of nuclear power plant[6].
  • nuclear reactor's Commons category is recorded as Nuclear reactors[7].
  • nuclear reactor comprises nuclear reactor core[8].
  • nuclear reactor comprises nuclear reactor coolant[9].
  • nuclear reactor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nuclear reactors[10].
  • nuclear reactor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nuclear reactor[11].
  • nuclear reactor's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[12].
  • nuclear reactor's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox nuclear reactor[13].
  • nuclear reactor's has list is recorded as list of commercial nuclear reactors[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include industrial plant[2], heat source[3], nuclear facility[4], and reactor[5].

Use and Application

Components include nuclear reactor core[8] and it coolant[9]. It is part of nuclear power plant[6].

Why It Matters

nuclear reactor ranks in the top 0.7% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,680 views/month, #547 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jeuwre · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template Template:Infobox nuclear reactor
    Has parts
    Has part(s) nuclear reactor core, nuclear reactor coolant
    Part of
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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