BWR

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  BWR \BWR\ n.
     a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses
     water as a coolant and moderator; -- the steam produced can
     drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power.
  
     Syn: boiling water reactor.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  BWR
       n : a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and
           moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the
           steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {boiling
           water reactor}]