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Decay heat

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000108

The heat produced by the decay of radioactive fission products after a reactor has been shut down.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000108
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000108",
  "term": "Decay heat",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The heat produced by the decay of radioactive fission products after a reactor has been shut down.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/decay-heat/"
}

Record 108 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.