The period during which a generating unit, transmission line, or other facility is out of service. Outages may be forced or scheduled, and full or partial
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Full-Text Glossary, Washington, DC, USA 2014. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/glossary/f ull-text.html, (Dzstr/ Disabl Mass Care - Amer) {826}