noun
pressurized light-water reactor
Technical term in nuclear engineering; refers to a reactor that uses ordinary water as both coolant and moderator under high pressure.
加圧水型軽水炉は、世界で最も一般的な原子炉の形式の一つです。
The pressurized light-water reactor is one of the most common types of nuclear reactors in the world.
Boiling water reactor (BWR); unlike the pressurized water reactor, the water boils directly in the reactor core.
Compound of 加圧 (pressurization), 水 (water), 型 (type), 軽水 (light water), and 炉 (reactor). A direct calque of the English term.