Best Practice Guide

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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR) Return to list of terms

A nuclear power unit that uses ordinary water to cool its core. The LWR may be a boiling water reactor or a pressurized water reactor.

Source: California Energy Commission