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NEUTRON POISONING [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

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

An intoxication caused by a chemical solution injected into a nuclear reactor that harms the chain fission reaction through the absorption of neutrons and end criticality.

French

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

Intoxication causée par une substance qui, placée ou produite dans un réacteur nucléaire, contrarie la réaction de fission en chaîne par absorption de neutrons émis dans le combustible nucléaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toxicología
  • Física nuclear
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
DEF

Acumulación de venenos en un reactor, que se generan como resultado de las reacciones nucleares que ocurren en él.

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