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Abbreviation for advanced gas-cooled reactor,
a type of nuclear reactor widely used in
Britain. The AGR uses a fuel of enriched
uranium dioxide in stainless steel cladding
and a moderator of graphite. Carbon dioxide
gas is pumped through the reactor core to
extract the heat produced by the fission of
the uranium. The heat is transferred to water
in a steam generator, and the steam drives a
turbogenerator to produce
electricity.