reactor coolant blowdown
1NRX — For the NRX series of nuclear thermal rocket designs, see NERVA. NRX was a heavy water moderated, light water cooled, nuclear research reactor at the Canadian Chalk River Laboratories, which came into operation in 1947 at a design power rating of …
2blow|down — «BLOH DOWN», noun. rupture of a cooling pipe in a nuclear reactor, especially in a power plant: »In nuclear parlance, “blowdown is synonymous with catastrophe, as it signifies loss of coolant with the nuclear reactor continuing to produce heat… …
