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Coastdown

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000066

An action that permits the reactor power level to decrease gradually as the fuel in the core is depleted.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000066
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000066",
  "term": "Coastdown",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "An action that permits the reactor power level to decrease gradually as the fuel in the core is depleted.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/coastdown/"
}

Record 64 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.