light water
noun
: water sense 1a compare heavy water
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The fitted hood won’t impair vision, and a light water-repellent coating will keep you dry(ish) in a pinch. 
Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 19 May 2020 So the type of accident that occurred at Chernobyl, which is essentially a power excursion, is very unlikely in a light water reactor. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2022 Lyash told the board Thursday that for the Clinch River site, the TVA is focused on GE Hitachi's design for a small modular reactor that uses light water like all U.S. commercial reactors. Jennifer Mcdermott, ajc, 10 Feb. 2022 Apartments on the building’s third floor suffered substantial smoke and water damage while units below sustained light water damage, Kelley said. Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2022 The world’s existing fleet of light water reactors (LWRs) use fuel enriched to about 5% U-235. James Conca, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 Today, almost all working nuclear power plants use light water reactors, meaning a central nuclear fuel reaction cooled by regular, flowing water. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2021 The Energy Department recently awarded the first $160 million for a first-of-its-kind advanced reactor demonstration program that aims for companies to build two non-light water reactors that can be operational within seven years. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2020 Garrish also touted success in promoting exports of traditional large light water nuclear projects that the U.S. has struggled to build domestically in recent decades. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2020 See More
Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 19 May 2020 So the type of accident that occurred at Chernobyl, which is essentially a power excursion, is very unlikely in a light water reactor. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2022 Lyash told the board Thursday that for the Clinch River site, the TVA is focused on GE Hitachi's design for a small modular reactor that uses light water like all U.S. commercial reactors. Jennifer Mcdermott, ajc, 10 Feb. 2022 Apartments on the building’s third floor suffered substantial smoke and water damage while units below sustained light water damage, Kelley said. Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2022 The world’s existing fleet of light water reactors (LWRs) use fuel enriched to about 5% U-235. James Conca, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 Today, almost all working nuclear power plants use light water reactors, meaning a central nuclear fuel reaction cooled by regular, flowing water. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2021 The Energy Department recently awarded the first $160 million for a first-of-its-kind advanced reactor demonstration program that aims for companies to build two non-light water reactors that can be operational within seven years. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2020 Garrish also touted success in promoting exports of traditional large light water nuclear projects that the U.S. has struggled to build domestically in recent decades. Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above