Megawatts thermal, definition

Megawatts thermal, or MW(th), means overall power of a nuclear reactor in megawatt, whereas “megawatt electric,” or MW(e), means electric output of a power plant in megawatt. The electric output
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Examples of Megawatts thermal, in a sentence

  • The sodium-cooled Joyo FBR, which is rated at 100 Megawatts thermal (MWt), is located at the Oarai research centre north of Tokyo and is operated by the Japanese Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC).

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