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Boiling Water Reactor

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Noun

1. boiling water reactor, bwr

a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine

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Boiling Water Reactor

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noun
a nuclear reactor using water as coolant and moderator, steam being produced in the reactor itself: enriched uranium oxide cased in zirconium is the fuel
. Abbreviation: BWR

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