boiling water reactor in English
noun
1
a nuclear reactor in which the fuel is uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is water, which is boiled to produce steam for driving turbines.
Activists said that the reactor, an advanced boiling-water reactor , was used by a nuclear power plant in Japan, where several nuclear accidents have occurred.
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1. " Oskarshamn " boiling water reactor nuclear power plant consists of three components .
2. Fuel element for a boiling water reactor with adjustable by-pass
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