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Heavy water (D2O) is fundamentally utilized in which of the following roles within a nuclear reactor?
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- 1As a neutron moderator and coolant✓
- 2As the primary fissile fuel
- 3As a control rod material to absorb neutrons
- 4As radiation shielding inside the outer concrete dome
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As a neutron moderator and coolant
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