Assertion: heavy water | /r/HasAspect | the advantage
Facets:
value: over light water
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Heavy water has the advantage of being a good moderator and of absorbing fewer neutrons than does light water, so that natural (unenriched) uranium can be used.
text: Water or heavy water have the advantage of being transparent liquids, so that, in addition to shielding and moderating a reactor core, they permit direct viewing of the core in operation and can also serve as a working fluid for heat transfer.
text: Heavy water has the advantage over light water that it absorbs fewer neutrons so natural uranium can be used, whilst light water requires enriched uranium fuel.