{"id":140,"date":"2015-10-31T12:50:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/?p=140"},"modified":"2022-03-03T08:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T08:21:44","slug":"bwr-boiling-water-reactor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/bwr-boiling-water-reactor\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR – Boiling water reactor"},"content":{"rendered":"
The boiling water reactor<\/strong>, abbreviated as BWR, is a light water reactor<\/a>, in which light water<\/strong> (ordinary water) is used as a moderator<\/a> as well as the reactor coolant. In BWRs, the reactor coolant boils inside the pressure vessel producing the steam that runs the turbines. It is one the most common types of nuclear reactors.<\/div><\/div>\n

A boiling water reactor<\/strong> is cooled and moderated by water like a PWR, but at a lower pressure<\/strong> (7MPa), which allows the water to boil inside the pressure vessel producing the steam that runs the turbines. A BWR<\/strong> is like a PWR but with many differents. \u00a0The BWRs don’t have any steam generator<\/strong><\/a>. Unlike a PWR, there is no primary and secondary loop. The thermal efficiency of these reactors can be higher, and they can be simpler, and even potentially more stable and safe. But the disadvantage of this concept is that any fuel leak can\u00a0make the water radioactive and that radioactivity can\u00a0reach the turbine and the rest of the loop.<\/p>\n

Electricity production<\/h2>\n
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A boiling water reactor (BWR) is cooled and moderated by water. It takes place at a lower pressure as in PWR, what allows the water to boil inside the pressure vessel producing the steam that runs the turbines.
Source: www.nuclearstreet.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a typical design concept of a BWRs<\/strong>, the following process occurs:<\/p>\n