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heavy water (D2O)

Energy; Nuclear energy

Water containing significantly more than the natural proportions (one in 6,500) of heavy hydrogen (deuterium, D) atoms to ordinary hydrogen atoms. Heavy water is used as a ...

heatup

Energy; Nuclear energy

The rise in temperature of the reactor fuel rods resulting from an increase in the rate of fission in the core.

heat exchanger

Energy; Nuclear energy

Any device that transfers heat from one fluid (liquid or gas) to another fluid or to the environment.

heat sink

Energy; Nuclear energy

Anything that absorbs heat. It is usually part of the environment, such as the air, a river, or a lake.

health physics

Energy; Nuclear energy

The science concerned with recognizing and evaluating the effects of ionizing radiation on the health and safety of people and the environment, monitoring radiation exposure, and ...

heap leach

Energy; Nuclear energy

A method of extracting uranium from ore using a leaching solution. Small ore pieces are placed in a heap on an impervious material (plastic, clay, asphalt) with perforated pipes ...

head, reactor vessel

Energy; Nuclear energy

The removable top section of a reactor pressure vessel. It is bolted in place during power operation and removed during refueling to permit access of fuel handling equipment to ...