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Pressurized-water reactor

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001750

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 secondary circuit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001750
FieldEnergy
AbbreviationPWR
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001750",
  "term": "Pressurized-water reactor",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "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 secondary circuit.",
  "abbreviation": "PWR",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/pressurized-water-reactor/"
}

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