Pressurized water reactor is designed

A. For boiling pi water in the core

B. To use liquid sodium metal as coolant

C. To use intermediate coolant

D. To prevent the water coolant from boiling in the core

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Pressurized water reactor is designed To prevent the water coolant from boiling in the core
Pressurized water reactor is a nuclear reactor in which the fuel is uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is water at high pressure so that it does not boil at the operating temperature of the reactor.