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Heavy-water-moderated reactor

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000984

A reactor that uses heavy water as its moderator. Heavy water is an excellent moderator and thus permits the use of in expensive natural (unenriched) uranium as fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000984
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000984",
  "term": "Heavy-water-moderated reactor",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A reactor that uses heavy water as its moderator. Heavy water is an excellent moderator and thus permits the use of in expensive natural (unenriched) uranium as fuel.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/heavy-water-moderated-reactor/"
}

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