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control rod

Energy; Nuclear energy

A rod, plate, or tube containing a material such as hafnium, boron, etc. , used to control the power of a nuclear reactor. By absorbing neutrons, a control rod prevents the ...

containment building

Energy; Nuclear energy

The air-tight building, which houses a nuclear reactor and its pressurizer, reactor coolant pumps, steam generator, and other equipment or piping that might otherwise release ...

committed dose equivalent (CDE)

Energy; Nuclear energy

The CDE (HT,50) is the dose to some specific organ or tissue of reference (T) that will be received from an intake of radioactive material by an individual during the 50-year ...

contamination

Energy; Nuclear energy

Undesirable radiological, chemical, or biological material (with a potentially harmful effect) that is either airborne, or deposited in (or on the surface of) structures, objects, ...

containment structure

Energy; Nuclear energy

A gas-tight shell or other enclosure around a nuclear reactor to confine fission products that otherwise might be released to the atmosphere in the event of an accident. Such ...

construction recapture

Energy; Nuclear energy

The maximum number of years that could be added to a facility’s license expiration date to recapture the period between the date the NRC issued the facility’s construction permit ...

condenser

Energy; Nuclear energy

A large heat exchanger designed to cool exhaust steam from a turbine below the boiling point so that it can be returned to the heat source as water. In a pressurized-water ...