Swimming pool reactor
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title:
Swimming pool reactor
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A swimming pool reactor, also called an open pool reactor, is a type of nuclear reactor that has a core immersed in an open pool usually of water. The water acts as neutron moderator, cooling agent and radiation shield. The layer of water directly above the reactor core shields the radiation so completely that operators may work above the reactor safely. This design has two major advantages: the reactor is easily accessible and the whole primary cooling system, i.e. the pool water, is under norm
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Type of nuclear reactor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_pool_reactor
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2023-04-25T04:42:42Z
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