- 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
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Pressurized water reactor
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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
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
Pressurized Water Reactor — Réacteur à eau pressurisée Pour les articles homonymes, voir REP et PWR. Schéma d une tranche nucléaire disposant d un REP Le réacte … Wikipédia en Français
pressurized water reactor — suslėgtu vandeniu aušinamas reaktorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. pressurized water reactor vok. druckwassergekühlter Reaktor, m; Druckwasserreaktor, m rus. реактор, охлаждаемый водой под давлением, m pranc. pile à l’eau… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
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Pressurized-water reactor — (PWR) A nuclear reactor in which heat is transferred from the core to a heat exchanger via water kept under high pressure, so that high temperatures can be maintained in the primary system without boiling the water. Steam is generated in a… … Energy terms
pressurized-water reactor — noun a nuclear reactor in which the coolant and moderator is water under high pressure … English new terms dictionary
European Pressurized Water Reactor — Schaubild eines EPR Der Europäische Druckwasserreaktor (engl. European Pressurized Water Reactor, kurz EPR) ist ein neuer Kernreaktortyp basierend auf dem Druckwasserreaktor. Der EPR wurde in der zweiten Hälfte der 1990er Jahre von den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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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
