réacteur à eau lourde

Traductions

• anglais

  Date : 1988

  Définition

  A reactor that uses heavy water as its moderator.

  Note :

  The coolant may be gas as in the "Heavy-water-moderated, gas-cooled reactor" (HWGCR), light water as in the "Heavy-water-moderated, boiling light-water-cooled reactor" (HWLWR) or "Steam-generating heavy-water reactor" (SGHWR), or heavy-water as in the "Pressurised heavy-water-moderated and cooled reactor" (PHWR). In the case of a power reactor, steam produced in the reactor vessel or by heat exchange with the coolant is supplied to a turbo-generator. According to the type of plant, natural uranium or enriched fuel are required.

  Termes :

  1. heavy-water reactor
  2. HWR
  3. heavy water reactor