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Refueling

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000438

The process of removing older fuel and loading new fuel. These actions are all performed underwater to supply continuous cooling for the fuel and provide shielding from the radioactive spent fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000438
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Refueling",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The process of removing older fuel and loading new fuel. These actions are all performed underwater to supply continuous cooling for the fuel and provide shielding from the radioactive spent fuel.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/refueling/"
}

Record 438 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.