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Q: What is the thermal efficiency of a boiling water reactor?
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What is the output power in boiling water reactor?

For an electrical output of say 1000 MWe, the reactor output will be about 3000 MW thermal.


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A reactor vessel in a boiling water reactor is approximately 300 tons.


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What is PWR or BWR?

PWR = pressurised water reactor. BWR = boiling water reactor


What has the author Richard T Lahey written?

Richard T. Lahey has written: 'The thermal-hydraulics of a boiling water nuclear reactor' -- subject(s): Boiling water reactors, Fluid dynamics, Heat, Nuclear reactors, Transmission


How much energy is lost during nuclear power producttion?

The efficiency of a PWR or BWR reactor power plant is about 33 percent, so this means that about 67 percent of the reactor's thermal output is rejected to the cooling water


What are some nonexamples fo nuclear fission?

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What is the efficiency of most power plants?

Light water nuclear plants like PWR and BWR have efficiency of about 33 percent, that is the ratio of electric output to reactor thermal output. Gas cooled reactors can be up to 40 percent as they work at higher temperature.