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REFLECTOR SAVING [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

The reduction which can be made, without changing reactivity, in a specified dimension of the core of a bare reactor when a given reflector is added.

OBS

The term [reflector saving] may also be applied to reduction of critical mass.

OBS

reflector saving : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Réduction qui peut être apportée, à réactivité égale, à une dimension spécifiée du cœur d'un réacteur lorsqu'on ajoute un réflecteur donné.

OBS

[Le] terme [économie due au réflecteur] peut également s'appliquer à la réduction de la masse critique.

OBS

économie due au réflecteur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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