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Record 1 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

[A] reactor ... that uses supercritical water as the working fluid.

CONT

SCWRs are basically light water reactors (LWR) operating at higher pressure and temperatures with a direct, once-through cycle.

Key term(s)
  • supercritical water cooled reactor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

Réacteur dont le caloporteur est de l'eau dans un état supercritique.

OBS

L'état supercritique de l'eau est caractérisé par une température supérieure à 274 °C et une pression supérieure à 22 Mpa, soit environ 200 fois la pression atmosphérique.

Spanish

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