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NEGATIVE VOID COEFFICIENT REACTIVITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
OBS

A negative void coefficient means that the reactivity decreases as the void content inside [a nuclear] reactor increases - but it also means that the reactivity increases if the void content inside the reactor is reduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

[Réacteurs à eau lourde bouillante.] Le coefficient de vide négatif (– 100 p.c.m. [parties pour cent mille] / % de vide autour des valeurs nominales de la puissance et du débit de recirculation) doit être considéré à pression constante.

Spanish

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