Noun
magnox (uncountable)
An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations.
Magnox (plural Magnoxes)
an early type of nuclear power station also used for the production of weapons-grade plutonium
British Energy was sold in 2009 for £12.5bn to EDF ; Centrica ( British Gas ) had also wanted to buy it; 26 Magnox reactors were built in the UK, followed by 14 AGR reactors. Source: Internet
During that period, it brought into operation a small gas-cooled, graphite-moderated, natural-uranium (metal) fuelled "Experimental Power Reactor" of about 25 MWt (5 MWe ), based on the UK Magnox design. Source: Internet
Older designs (i.e. Magnox stations) are either shut down or will be in the near future. Source: Internet
The Sellafield plant’s project brings a “new age of opportunity” for manufacturing firms; an estimated 15,000 boxes will be needed to store waste from the highest hazard plant on the site, the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo. Source: Internet