ＬＷＲ

noun

light-water reactor; LWR

Technical term for a nuclear reactor that uses ordinary water as coolant and moderator. The Japanese term 軽水炉 is more common in general contexts.

See also: 軽水炉

• この発はつ電でん所しょではＬＷＲが採さい用ようされている。

  This power plant uses a light-water reactor.

• ＬＷＲは軽けい水すい炉ろの略りゃく称しょうです。

  LWR is an abbreviation for light-water reactor.