burnup

American

[burn-uhp] / ˈbɜrnˌʌp /

noun

the nuclear fuel consumed in a reactor, often measured as a percentage of the atoms of fuel that have undergone fission.

Etymology

Origin of burnup

Noun use of the verb phrase burn up

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burnup

High burnup fuel remains in nuclear reactor cores longer to produce more energy but comes out more radioactive and hotter.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2015

Though the accident was a type of core meltdown, the ultimate nuclear power nightmare, U.S. experts also called it a burnup.

From Time Magazine Archive

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