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boiling water reactor

type of light water nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power
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boiling water reactor

Summary

boiling water reactor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • boiling water reactor is a type of light-water reactor[2].
  • boiling water reactor's Commons category is recorded as Boiling water reactors[3].
  • boiling water reactor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boiling water reactors[4].
  • boiling water reactor's has list is recorded as list of boiling water reactors[5].

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Definition and Type

boiling water reactor is a type of light-water reactor[2].

Why It Matters

boiling water reactor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → light-water reactor
    Subclass of → —
    Has list → list of boiling water reactors
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282663505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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