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boiling-water reactor [¦bȯil·iŋ ¦wȯd·ər rē′ak·tər] (nucleonics) A nuclear reactor in which the coolant is water, maintained at such a pressure as to allow it to boil and form steam. Abbreviated BWR. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While the industry will continue to rely on traditional Boiling Water Reactors for the near term, the partners would like to progress to new reactor technology by 2030, which poses an additional hurdle for the auto industry as many automakers hope to have hydrogen-fueled vehicles on the market before those spiffy, new tech reactors start up, which means we may have to rely on outdated and inefficient technology to get us started on the hydrogen pathway GM and others have laid out. Photo: Schematic of one boiling water reactor and its containment. Monticello, a one-unit, boiling water reactor (BWR), is rated at 613 megawatts (MW) and began commercial operation in June 1971. |
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