water-cooled boiling-water reactor

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• Boiling water reactor — A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric in the mid 1950s.Fact|date=April 2008 The BWR is characterized by two phase fluid flow (water and steam) in the upper part of the reactor core. See… …   Wikipedia

• boiling water reactor — noun a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine • Syn: ↑BWR • Hypernyms: ↑water cooled reactor * * * boiling water reactor, a nuclear reactor… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pressurized water reactor — (PWRs) (also VVER if of Russian design) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use ordinary water under high pressure (superheated water) as coolant and neutron moderator. The primary coolant loop is kept under high pressure to prevent the …   Wikipedia

• Supercritical water reactor — The Supercritical water reactor (SCWR) is a Generation IV reactor concept that uses supercritical water as the working fluid. SCWRs are basically LWRs operating at higher pressure and temperatures with a direct, once through cycle. As most… …   Wikipedia

• Light water reactor — LWR redirects here. See also: LWR (disambiguation) A light water reactor or LWR is a thermal nuclear reactor that uses ordinary water, also called light water, as its neutron moderator. This differentiates it from a heavy water reactor, which… …   Wikipedia

• pressurized water reactor — noun a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine • Syn: ↑PWR • Hypernyms: ↑water cooled reactor * * * pressurized water reactor noun A nuclear reactor using water cooling at a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Advanced Heavy Water Reactor — The Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) is the latest Indian design for a next generation nuclear reactor that will burn Thorium in its fuel core. It is slated to form the third stage in India s 3 stage fuel cycle plan.… …   Wikipedia

• Reactor nuclear — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Planta nuclear en Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Un reactor nuclear es un dispositivo en donde se produce una reacción nuclear controlada. Se puede utilizar para la obtención de energía en las denominadas centrales nucleares,… …   Wikipedia Español

• Pressurized water reactor — (PWR)   A nuclear power unit cooled by water that is pressurized to keep it from boiling when it reaches high temperatures.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …   Energy terms

• water-cooled reactor — noun nuclear reactor using water as a coolant • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reactor, ↑reactor • Hyponyms: ↑boiling water reactor, ↑BWR, ↑pressurized water reactor, ↑PWR …   Useful english dictionary

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