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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Excursion Excursion The term 'Excursion' as it applies to the area of nuclear science can be defined as ' A sudden, very rapid rise in the power level of a reactor caused by supercriticality. Excursions are usually quickly suppressed by the moderator temperature coefficient, the fuel temperature coefficient, or the void coefficient of reactivity (depending upon reactor design), or by rapid insertion of control rods. '. About the author
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