NOUN | artifact | water-cooled reactor | nuclear reactor using water as a coolant |
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Meaning | nuclear reactor using water as a coolant. | |
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Narrower | boiling water reactor, BWR | A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator |
pressurized water reactor, PWR | A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator | |
Broader | nuclear reactor, reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
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