water-boiler reactor
water-boiler reactor
[′wȯd·ər ¦bȯi·lər rē‚ak·tər] (nucleonics)
A homogeneous reactor that uses enriched uranium as fuel and ordinary water as moderator; the fuel is uranyl sulfate dissolved in water. Also known as water boiler.
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