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Critical mass

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000099

The smallest mass of fissionable material that will support a self-sustaining chain reaction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000099
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Critical mass",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The smallest mass of fissionable material that will support a self-sustaining chain reaction.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/critical-mass/"
}

Record 97 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.