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Describe some of the types of power reactors that have been designed.

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A pressurized-water, graphite-moderated reactor shielded by concrete

A graphite-moderated reactor that uses enriched uranium fuel

A reactor that uses liquid sodium as a coolant

A reactor that uses moderately enriched uranium as the fuel and ordinary water as the moderator in place of graphite

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(Magnox, AGR, PWR, BWR, CANDU and RBMK) have emerged as the designs used to produce commercial electricity around the world. A further reactor type, the so-called fast reactor, has been developed to full-scale demonstration stage.

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