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half-thickness

Energy; Nuclear energy

Any given absorber that will reduce the intensity of an original beam of ionizing radiation to one-half of its initial value.

half-life, effective

Energy; Nuclear energy

The time required for the activity of a particular radioisotope deposited in a living organism, such as a human or an animal, to be reduced by 50 percent as a result of the ...

half-life

Energy; Nuclear energy

The time in which one half of the atoms of a particular radioactive substance disintegrate into another nuclear form. Measured half-lives vary from millionths of a second to ...

half-life, biological

Energy; Nuclear energy

The time required for the body to eliminate one half of the material taken in by natural biological means.

gross maximum dependable capacity

Energy; Nuclear energy

The maximum amount of electricity that the main generating unit of a nuclear power reactor can reliably produce during the summer or winter (usually summer, but whichever ...

gross generation

Energy; Nuclear energy

The total amount of electric energy produced by a generating station as measured at the generator terminals.

gross capacity factor

Energy; Nuclear energy

The ratio of the gross electricity generated, for the time considered, to the energy that could have been generated at continuous full-power operation during the same period.