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reactor core

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 702931 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain applied nuclear science
tuumareaktori südamik preferred
nuclear core preferred
core
  • core - that part of a nuclear reactor which contains the fissile material, either dispersed or in cans
  • reactor core - the region of a reactor that contains the fissile material and is designed to accommodate the nuclear fission chain reaction
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  • FI: ydin [T40149]; reaktorin sydän [T40790] FR: coeur nucléaire [T40149]; coeur du réacteur [T40790]
tuumareaktori südamik preferred
aktiivtsoon
nuclear core preferred
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  • The initial fuel load shall consist of no more than: - the initially installed nuclear core, plus - two subsequent reloads, together consisting of up to two-thirds of a nuclear core.
core
reactor core

Tuumaenergia ja kiirguskaitse terminibaas

ID 583184 Last modified 15.01.2025
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Domain Nuclear Technology & Nuclear Industrynuclear energy
  • piirkond reaktoris, kus toimub tuumalõhustumise ahelreaktsioon
  • region of a reactor in which a chain reaction can take place
  • that part of a nuclear reactor which contains fissile material, in which a chain reaction can take place
  • the central portion of a nuclear reactor, which contains the fuel assemblies, moderator, neutron poisons, control rods, and support structures, the reactor core is where fission takes place.

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