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BWR

British  

abbreviation

  1. boiling-water reactor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Similar to the PWR, the BWR used essentially the same solid fuel.

From Forbes • Sep. 22, 2014

Leslie Sloane Zelnik, co-president of BWR Public Relations, said that most of her clients are grateful to get tickets at all.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2014

"The BWR is just a rat's nest of tight spaces, pipes and valves," says DeVine.

From Nature • Apr. 13, 2011

Out of 105 reactors in the United States, 23 are BWR Mark 1s.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2011

Entergy, based in New Orleans, runs three reactors with the BWR Mark 1 design.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2011

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