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Safety injection

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000460

The rapid insertion of a chemically soluble neutron poison (such as boric acid) into the reactor coolant system to ensure reactor shutdown.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000460
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000460",
  "term": "Safety injection",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The rapid insertion of a chemically soluble neutron poison (such as boric acid) into the reactor coolant system to ensure reactor shutdown.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/safety-injection/"
}

Record 460 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.