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LIGHT-WATER TYPE REACTOR [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A reactor operated with ordinary water or a steam/ordinary water mixture as reactor coolant and moderator.

OBS

Light-water reactors ... are of two kinds; pressurized-water reactors (PWR) and boiling-water reactors (BWR).

OBS

light-water reactor and LWR: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Réacteur utilisant de l'eau ordinaire ou un mélange vapeur/eau ordinaire comme fluide de refroidissement et modérateur.

OBS

Eau légère, eau ordinaire (par opposition à eau lourde).

OBS

réacteur à eau ordinaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Reactor nuclear que utiliza agua ligera como refrigerante y moderador.

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