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CORE THERMAL POWER [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2015-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

The output power of a nuclear reactor expressed in thermal kW.

CONT

"P" is the thermal power of the reactor in megawatts as approved by the operating licence.

Key term(s)
  • reactor thermal power
  • reactor thermal output
  • reactor heat output
  • core thermal power
  • core thermal output
  • core heat output

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Physique atomique
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

Puissance thermique produite dans le cœur d'un réacteur par les réactions nucléaires, exprimée par la quantité de chaleur qui y est libérée par unité de temps.

Key term(s)
  • puissance thermique du cœur

Spanish

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