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XENON INSTABILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

The oscillations in the power level in localized parts of a large reactor, due to the dependence of the xenon poisoning on the thermal neutron flux density.

OBS

xenon instability: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Oscillations du niveau de puissance en certains points d'un grand réacteur, dues au fait que l'empoisonnement xénon dépend de la densité de flux de neutrons thermiques.

OBS

instabilité xénon : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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