Meaning Of The Word Afterheat

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afterheat in British English
noun: the heat generated by radioactivity remaining in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down
noun: the heat generated in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down, produced by residual radioactivity in the fuel elements

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