Supercritical water reactor
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supercritical-water-reactor-168-1123586
title:
Supercritical water reactor
text:
The supercritical water reactor (SCWR) is a concept Generation IV reactor, designed as a light water reactor (LWR) that operates at supercritical pressure. The term critical in this context refers to the critical point of water, and should not be confused with the concept of criticality of the nuclear reactor. The water heated in the reactor core becomes a supercritical fluid above the critical temperature of 374 °C (705 °F), transitioning from a fluid more resembling liquid water to a fluid mor
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encyclopedia
description:
Concept nuclear reactor whose water operates at supercritical pressure
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercritical_water_reactor
date created:
2005-10-19T03:50:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T17:18:41Z
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