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Light-water reactor

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000276

A term used to describe reactors using ordinary water as a moderated coolant, including boiling-water reactors (BWRs) and pressurized-water reactors (PWRs), the most common types used in the United States.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000276
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000276",
  "term": "Light-water reactor",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A term used to describe reactors using ordinary water as a moderated coolant, including boiling-water reactors (BWRs) and pressurized-water reactors (PWRs), the most common types used in the United States.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/light-water-reactor/"
}

Record 276 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.