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Capacity factor (gross)

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000052

The ratio of the gross electricity generated, for the time considered, to the energy that could have been generated at continuous full-power operation during the same period.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000052
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000052",
  "term": "Capacity factor (gross)",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The ratio of the gross electricity generated, for the time considered, to the energy that could have been generated at continuous full-power operation during the same period.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/capacity-factor-gross/"
}

Record 52 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.