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pressurized-water reactor

pres sur ized-wa ter re ac tor (abbr.: PWR ) noun a nuclear reactor in which the fuel is uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is water maintained at high pressure so that it does not boil at the operating temperature of the reactor.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pressurized-water reactor

pressurized-water reactor (abbrev.: PWR ) noun a nuclear reactor in which the fuel is uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is water at high pressure so that it does not boil at the operating temperature of the reactor.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pressurized

pr s sur zed 形容詞 通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 与圧された, 加圧された 〈機内 液体など 〉.2 ⦅英 ⦆プレッシャーを感じた .