Technical Dictionary Terms

This is the Valar Atomics STE Technical dictionary table.

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Word Abbr. Part of Speech Approved meaning / linked definiton (abbreviation) Source
guarantee noun
Guaranteed Safe Shutdown not defined A reactor state where the reactor remains in a stable, sub-critical state, independent of any perturbation in reactivity produced by any change in core configuration, core properties, or process system failure and the safe maintenance activities can be performed
guaranteed shutdown state GSS not defined guaranteed shutdown state (GSS) A reactor state with sufficient negative reactivity to ensure subcriticality in the event of any process failure and for which administrative safeguards (that is, reactor shutdown guarantees), approved by the senior operations authority and with which the CNSC concurs, are in place to prevent net removal of negative reactivity. REGDOC 3.6
Guaranteed Shutdown State noun GSS
guard nomenclature noun
guidance noun
guide nomenclature noun
guideline noun
GW gigawatt measure gigawatt
ha hectare measure Hectare

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