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Criticality (status) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Criticality (status) Criticality is the state of a nuclear chain reacting medium when the chain reaction is just self-sustaining (or critical), that is, when the reactivity is zero. The term may also be applied to states in which the reactivity is greater than zero. ==Applications== In the context of a nuclear reactor, particularly in a nuclear power plant, criticality refers to the normal operating condition of a reactor, in which nuclear fuel sustains a fission chain reaction. A reactor achieves criticality (and is said to be critical) when each fission event releases a sufficient number of neutrons to sustain an ongoing series of reactions. The International Atomic Energy Agency also defines the ''first criticality date'' as the date when the reactor is made critical for the first time. This is an important milestone in the construction and commissioning of a nuclear power plant. For example, Qinshan 1, China's first domestically designed and constructed nuclear power plant, achieved first criticality on 31 October 1991.
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