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Moderator

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000304

A material, such as ordinary water, heavy water, or graphite, that is used in a reactor to slow down high-velocity neutrons, thus increasing the likelihood of fission.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000304
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Moderator",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A material, such as ordinary water, heavy water, or graphite, that is used in a reactor to slow down high-velocity neutrons, thus increasing the likelihood of fission.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/moderator/"
}

Record 304 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.