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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Pressurized-water reactor (PWR) Pressurized-water reactor (PWR) --
A nuclear reactor in which heat is transferred from the core to a heat exchanger via water kept under high pressure, so that high temperatures can be maintained in the primary system without boiling the water. Steam is generated in a secondary circuit.
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