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power coefficient of reactivity

Energy; Nuclear energy

The change in reactivity per percent change in power. The power coefficient is the summation of the moderator temperature coefficient of reactivity, the fuel temperature ...

possession-only license

Energy; Nuclear energy

A license, issued by the NRC, that authorizes the licensee to possess specific nuclear material but does not authorize its use or the operation of a nuclear facility.

poison, neutron

Energy; Nuclear energy

In reactor physics, a substance (other than fissionable material) that has a large capacity for absorbing neutrons in the vicinity of the reactor core. This effect may be ...

positron

Energy; Nuclear energy

Particle equal in mass but opposite in charge to the electron. A positive electron.

pool reactor

Energy; Nuclear energy

A reactor in which the fuel elements are suspended in a pool of water that serves as the reflector, moderator, and coolant. Popularly called a "swimming pool reactor," it is used ...

plutonium (Pu)

Energy; Nuclear energy

A heavy, radioactive, manmade metallic element with atomic number 94. Its most important isotope is fissile plutonium-239, which is produced by neutron irradiation of uranium-238. ...