Multiple choice

The pressurized water reactor (PWR), the boiling water reactor (BWR), and the supercritical water reactor (SCWR)are the varieties of

  1. a pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR)

  2. the light water reactor

  3. a molten salt reactor

  4. a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The light water reactor (LWR) is a type of thermal reactor that uses normal water as its coolant and neutron moderator. Thermal reactors are the most common type of nuclear reactor, and light water reactors are the most common type of thermal reactor. There are three varieties of light water reactors- the pressurized water reactor (PWR), the boiling water reactor (BWR), and (most designs of) the supercritical water reactor (SCWR).

Keep practicing — related questions