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pressurized water reactor
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pressurized water reactor [′presh·ə‚rīzd ′wȯd·ər rē‚ak·tər]
(nucleonics)
A nuclear reactor in which water is circulated under enough pressure to prevent it from boiling, while serving as moderator and coolant for the uranium fuel; the heated water is then used to produce steam for a power plant. Abbreviated PWR.


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The order means that MHI's CRDMs will now be used in two of that country's three pressurized water reactors (
Other countries using pressurized water reactors (which make up more than half the world's nuclear stock) have also found cracks in reactor vessel heads.
The newly allied businesses will also offer key equipment and services for pressurized water reactors (PWRs), another light-water reactor design popular in certain countries.
 
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