Assertion: heavy water | /r/ObjectUse | used in nuclear reactors
Facets:
value: as moderator
type: PURPOSE
value: mainly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Heavy water is mainly used in nuclear reactors.
text: It is also used in nuclear reactors as moderator (the substance used to moderate the speed of nuclear reactions) because in nuclear fission process (A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy) it slows down the velocity of neutrons.
text: It is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron moderator.