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A '''Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)''' is a member of the class of [[nuclear reactor]]s cooled by regular water (i.e., not [[heavy water]]). There is a single water loop that goes both through the heating of the reactor and the electricity-generating turbine, all of which becomes radioactive in service. | |||
The BWR, with one loop, is smaller than a [[Pressurized Water Reactor]], but is more difficult to service because the turbine is radioactive. | |||
Revision as of 16:06, 10 May 2010
A Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is a member of the class of nuclear reactors cooled by regular water (i.e., not heavy water). There is a single water loop that goes both through the heating of the reactor and the electricity-generating turbine, all of which becomes radioactive in service.
The BWR, with one loop, is smaller than a Pressurized Water Reactor, but is more difficult to service because the turbine is radioactive.