Assertion: heavy water | /r/ObjectUse | used as coolant
Facets:
value: in nuclear materials production reactors
type: LOCATION
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
value: at the savannah river site
type: LOCATION
value: in nuclear power plants
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Heavy water that has been used as a coolant in nuclear power plants contains substantially more tritium as a result of neutron bombardment of the deuterium in the heavy water (tritium is a health risk when ingested in large quantities).
text: As mentioned earlier, deuterium oxide is an integral part of heavy water nuclear reactors, where it is used as a coolant and as a neutron moderator.
text: Heavy water was used as a coolant and moderator in nuclear materials production reactors.
text: In the United States, Heavy water was used as a coolant and moderator in nuclear materials production reactors at the Savannah River Site.
text: Heavy water, a compound of hydrogen's deuterium isotope and oxygen, is used as a coolant or moderator in pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR).
text: Heavy water is used as a coolant and moderator in CANDU type reactors.
text: Heavy water is used as coolant as well as moderator in pressurized Heavy Water Reactors.
text: Heavy water is used both as a moderator and coolant.
text: Finally, it should be noted that since heavy water is used as the moderator and coolant, the term M/F atom ratio could also be expressed as deuterium-to-fuel atom ratio.