The iodine pit, also called the iodine hole or xenon pit, is a temporary disabling of a nuclear reactor due to buildup of short-lived nuclear poisons in...

up, can shut down reactors due to the iodine pit phenomenon Radioisotopes of iodine are called radioactive iodine or radioiodine. Dozens exist, but about...

behavior, requiring careful management to prevent issues such as the iodine pit, which can complicate reactor restarts. There have been two reactor accidents...

accidents at Three Mile Island and Fukushima I. Nuclear technology portal Iodine pit – Problem in nuclear reactor start-up Kill switch – Safety mechanism to...

135Xe, the most powerful known neutron absorber, and the cause of the iodine pit phenomenon. With the exception of beryllium, tellurium is the second lightest...

energy to restart the chain reaction than if it had been in hot shutdown. Iodine pit "Reactivity | Definition & Calculation | nuclear-power.com". Nuclear Power...

of 135Xe, with reactor operation going into a condition known as the iodine pit. Under adverse conditions, relatively high concentrations of radioactive...

state, which may last several days and prevent restart, is called the iodine pit or xenon-poisoning. It is one reason why nuclear power reactors are usually...

absorbs neutrons in the high neutron flux environments to become 136Xe; see iodine pit for more information The isotopic composition refers to that in air. Xenon-124...

decays after shutting down and not immediately restarting (so-called iodine pit). Also in the pump bowl was a port through which salt samples could be...