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Leak before break

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000268

The concept that a leaking crack will be detected before it becomes unstable and leads to a rupture.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000268
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Leak before break",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The concept that a leaking crack will be detected before it becomes unstable and leads to a rupture.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/leak-before-break/"
}

Record 265 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.