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réacteur à faible enrichissement [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
CONT

Due to the requirement for a small physical size, all these reactors other than the MH-1A used highly enriched uranium (HEU). The MH-1A had more space to work with, and more weight-carrying capacity, so this was a low-enrichment reactor; i.e., larger and heavier.

Key term(s)
  • low enrichment reactor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
CONT

Systèmes basés sur les réacteurs à neutrons thermiques et à faible enrichissement [...] la situation industrielle actuelle, dominée par les réacteurs à eau (RBP, REB et CANDU).

Spanish

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