Reduction of the reactivityMeasure of the deviation of a reactor from critical (self-su... of a reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... by very high neutronUncharged elementary particle with a mass of 1.67492716 ·10... capture in the fissionSee 'nuclear fission'. product Xe-135. The increase in Xe-135 concentration after the shutdown of a reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... – Xe-135 is generated by the decayThe spontaneous conversion of a nuclide into another nuclide... of the precursor nuclideA nuclide is a type of atom characterized by its proton numb... I-135 with a half-lifeThe period during which half of the nuclei decay in a quanti... of 6.6 hours – may have the effect that the reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... cannot be restarted until the decayThe spontaneous conversion of a nuclide into another nuclide... of the Xe-135 concentration – the maximum of Xe-135 concentration is reached after about 12 hours.