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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boiling water reactor, BWRnoun

    a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine

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  1. BWR

    A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of light water nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power. It is a design different from a Soviet graphite-moderated RBMK. It is the second most common type of electricity-generating nuclear reactor after the pressurized water reactor (PWR), which is also a type of light water nuclear reactor. The main difference between a BWR and PWR is that in a BWR, the reactor core heats water, which turns to steam and then drives a steam turbine. In a PWR, the reactor core heats water, which does not boil. This hot water then exchanges heat with a lower pressure system, which turns water into steam that drives the turbine. The BWR was developed by the Argonne National Laboratory and General Electric (GE) in the mid-1950s. The main present manufacturer is GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, which specializes in the design and construction of this type of reactor.

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  1. bwr

    BWR is an acronym that typically stands for Boiling Water Reactor. It's a type of nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power. In this reactor, heat is produced by nuclear fission in the reactor core which is then used to boil water in the reactor itself, the steam from which drives a turbine connected to an electricity-producing generator.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BWR in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BWR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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