Boiling water reactor

BWR

Light water boils directly in the core and the steam drives the turbine: one loop instead of two, simpler but with an activated steam circuit. Water is again both coolant and moderator, and fuel is low-enriched uranium oxide, as in a PWR.

Organisations and devices by approach: Boiling water reactor on the technology page

Vocabulary id: approach:bwr
Scheme: Technology approaches
Records using it: 7

Organisations 4

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Hitachi GE Vernova Nuclear Energy Orlen Synthos Green Energy Teollisuuden Voima

Devices 3

Clinch River Nuclear Site Unit 1 Darlington New Nuclear Project Unit 1 VK-50

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