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Cleaned and softened, chemically treated and steam heated, raw water used for steam generation within the boiler. The temperature of feedwater normally is 275-280°F. Water supplied to the reactor pressure vessel in a boiling-water reactor or the steam generator in a pressurized-water reactor that removes heat from the reactor fuel rods by boiling and becoming steam.
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