heavy-water-moderated
1Heavy-water-moderated reactor — A reactor that uses heavy water as its moderator. Heavy water is an excellent moderator and thus permits the use of in expensive natural (unenriched) uranium as fuel. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
2Heavy Water Components Test Reactor — (HWCTR) was an experimental nuclear reactor at the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, South Carolina. It was commonly called Hector. It was constructed starting in 1958 in a temporary construction area, which is now called B Area. This is near… …
3Heavy water — Not to be confused with hard water or tritiated water. Deuterium oxide IUPAC name …
4Norwegian heavy water sabotage — Part of World War II The Vemork Hydroelectric Plant in 1935. The heavy water was …
5Advanced Heavy Water Reactor — The Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) is the latest Indian design for a next generation nuclear reactor that will burn Thorium in its fuel core. It is slated to form the third stage in India s 3 stage fuel cycle plan.… …
6Pressurised heavy water reactor — A pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear power reactor, commonly using unenriched natural uranium as its fuel, that uses heavy water (deuterium oxide D2O) as its coolant and moderator. The heavy water coolant is kept under pressure… …
7Organically moderated and cooled reactor — The organic moderated and cooled reactor (OCR) was an early power reactor concept studied in the formative years of nuclear power by the United States Atomic Energy Commission and others around the world. The concept reactor was very similar to… …
8Light water reactor — LWR redirects here. See also: LWR (disambiguation) A light water reactor or LWR is a thermal nuclear reactor that uses ordinary water, also called light water, as its neutron moderator. This differentiates it from a heavy water reactor, which… …
9nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
10Neutron moderator — Currently operating nuclear power reactors by moderator Moderator Reactors Design Country none (fast) 1 BN 600 Russia (1) graphite 29 AGR, Magnox, RBMK United Kingdom (18), Russia (11) heavy water 29 CANDU …
