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I thought the new designs were classified as ALWRs - advanced light water reactors (light water meaning they use regular water).
by patrickgzill 16y ago
I thought the new designs were classified as ALWRs - advanced light water reactors (light water meaning they use regular water).
- neutronicus 16y agoHowever they're "classified", some of them (ABWR, ESBWR) work by boiling water inside the core at atmospheric pressure and using the steam to turn a turbine, and some of them (AP1000, EPR) work by heating pressurized (borated) water inside the core, which then transfers heat to other (pure) water at a steam generator, which (pure) steam is then used to turn a turbine.