A LWR where the water is allowed to boil in the core; the turbines are driven by the steam produced in the reactor core.
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
nuclear reactor in which the water that moderates and cools the reactor also is used to drive the turbines.
A type of nuclear reactor in which the heat from nuclear fission is used to boil water inside the pressure vessel. The resulting steam is used directly to turn a turbine connected to an electric generator.
A nuclear power reactor cooled and moderated by light water and fuelled by enriched uranium. The water is allowed to boil in the core to generate steam, which passes directly to the turbine.
A common type of light water reactor (LWR), where water is allowed to boil in the core thus generating steam directly in the reactor vessel. (cf PWR)
A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of light-water nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric Company in the mid 1950s. It is characterized by two-phase fluid flow (water and steam) in the upper part of the reactor core. Light water (i.e., common distilled water) is the working fluid used to conduct heat away from the nuclear fuel.