water-moderated reactor

water-moderated reactor

[′wȯd·ər ¦mäd·ə‚rād·əd rē′ak·tər]
(nucleonics)
A nuclear reactor in which water is the principal moderator.
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Reportedly, Algeria operates some nuclear-powered installations, such as the Nur water-moderated reactor for training and research and other facilities for limited production of some fuel elements and radioisotopes, used in medicine.
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Saudi acquisition of light water-moderated reactors (LWRs) for electricity production would not in itself allow Saudi Arabia to produce nuclear weapons.
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Rosatom and Kazatomprom on May 29 signed a memorandum of cooperation on construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan with an installed capacity of 300-1,200 MW based on water-moderated reactors designed by Russia.
Moscow and Astana to sign agreement on construction of nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan - Foreign Ministry of Russia
Originally developed for use in CANDU reactors, the finned strainers have been adapted by AECL for use in light water-moderated reactors. The design team of the finned strainers was the recipients of an Outstanding Contribution Award by the Canadian Nuclear Association and the Canadian Nuclear Society in 2005.
AECL wins U.S. contract for reactor safety equipment

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