English-Italian translations for heavy water

• acqua pesante
  Un' avaria minima al sistema di refrigerazione di un reattore nucleare non può mai essere considerata insignificante, dato che contiene acqua pesante con isotopi radioattivi. The smallest breakdown in the cooling system of a nuclear reactor can never be considered as insignificant, as it contains heavy water with radioactive isotopes.
  Testo completo: In un incidente occorso in una centrale atomica sudcoreana sono rimasti feriti 22 operai, esposti a emissioni radioattive per la fuoriuscita di acqua pesante. The precise text reads: 22 workers have been injured in an accident in a South Korean nuclear power station. They were exposed to radioactive radiation when heavy water escaped.

Definition of heavy water

• Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen ; used as a moderator in nuclear reactors

Related words

• semiheavy water
• super-heavy water
• heavy water reactor