In commercial Light Water Reactors (LWRs), the reactor core is located in a large steel pressure vessel filled with ordinary water, where U-235 nuclei fission to release energy and neutrons, sustaining a nuclear chain reaction.

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  Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

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• Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation www.everycrsreport.com Congressional Research Service via serper

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