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Moderator

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001363

A material, such as ordinary water, heavy water, or graphite, used in a reactor to slow down high-velocity neutrons, thus increasing the likelihood of further fission.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001363
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001363",
  "term": "Moderator",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A material, such as ordinary water, heavy water, or graphite, used in a reactor to slow down high-velocity neutrons, thus increasing the likelihood of further fission.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/moderator/"
}

Record 1,363 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.