Steady State

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Steady State

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1. The condition of a substance or system whose local physical and chemical properties do not vary with time. </dd>
2. Specifically, the stable operating condition of a reactor in which the neutron inventory remains constant; that is, the effective multiplication factor k_e is equal to 1. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use