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Neutron leakage

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000323

Neutrons that escape from the vicinity of the fissionable material in a reactor core. Neutrons that leak out of the fuel region are no longer available to cause fission and must be absorbed by shielding placed around the reactor pressure vessel for that purpose.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000323
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000323",
  "term": "Neutron leakage",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Neutrons that escape from the vicinity of the fissionable material in a reactor core. Neutrons that leak out of the fuel region are no longer available to cause fission and must be absorbed by shielding placed around the reactor pressure vessel for that purpose.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/neutron-leakage/"
}

Record 320 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.