light-water
Regular hydrogen oxide
Light-water is ordinary water (H₂O), distinguished from heavy water, which contains the hydrogen isotope deuterium.
The term appears almost exclusively in nuclear contexts, where light-water reactors use regular water as both coolant and neutron moderator: The plant operates a light-water reactor design.
nuclear
Controlled fission apparatus
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- PWREnergy, abbreviated
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
uranium · enriched · neutron · fuel rod · pressurized · boiling · nuclear power · criticality
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
coolant · uranium · enriched · neutron · fuel rod · pressurized · boiling · nuclear power · criticality · control rod
H2O
Water's molecular notation
- protiumSingle-proton hydrogen isotope
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
molecular · mass spectrometry · isotopic · solvent · aqueous