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Power defect

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000381

The total amount of reactivity added due to a given change in power. It can also be expressed as the integrated power coefficient over the range of the power change.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000381
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000381",
  "term": "Power defect",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The total amount of reactivity added due to a given change in power. It can also be expressed as the integrated power coefficient over the range of the power change.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/power-defect/"
}

Record 381 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.