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Loop

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000282

In a pressurized water reactor, the coolant flow path through piping from the reactor pressure vessel to the steam generator, to the reactor coolant pump, and back to the reactor pressure vessel. Large PWRs may have as many as four separate loops.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000282
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000282",
  "term": "Loop",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "In a pressurized water reactor, the coolant flow path through piping from the reactor pressure vessel to the steam generator, to the reactor coolant pump, and back to the reactor pressure vessel. Large PWRs may have as many as four separate loops.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/loop/"
}

Record 282 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.