temperature coefficient of reactivity

temperature coefficient of reactivity

[′tem·prə·chər ‚kō·i¦fish·ənt əv ‚rē‚ak′tiv·əd·ē]
(nucleonics)
The change in reactor reactivity (per degree of temperature) occurring when the operating temperature of the reactor changes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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