MODERATOR TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF REACTIVITY


Meaning of MODERATOR TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF REACTIVITY in English

As the moderator (water) increases in temperature, it becomes less dense and slows down fewer neutrons, which results in a negative change of reactivity. This negative temperature coefficient acts to stabilize atomic power reactor operations.

NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий ядерной энергии NRC (Национальный научно исследовательский совет).