Sentences with phrase «operate at atmospheric pressure»

Liquid - metal systems, however, operate at atmospheric pressure, so they present vastly less potential for a major release.

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Normally, a nuclear reactor operates at pressures far greater than the atmospheric pressure outside.
In fact, atmospheric pressure rapidly increased eightfold before the explosion in reactor No. 1 on March 12 (nuclear power plants typically operate at roughly 4 atmospheres of pressure).
The exo - brake is an exo - atmospheric passive braking device, like a specially designed parachute that operates at extremely low pressures that will eventually enable small samples to be returned from the space station or other orbital platforms.
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