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MOX [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2003-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel, made of a mixture of plutonium and uranium oxides. In MOX fuel, the fissile isotopes of plutonium provide the energy that Uranium 235 provides in standard UO2 fuel. Mox fuel can be used in light water reactors.

CONT

"M" is the material factor having the following values: ... 2 for separated and clad plutonium or mixed oxide (uranium + plutonium); 5 for separated mixed oxide (less than 10 weight/percent plutonium in uranium + plutonium) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

combustible MOX : Combustible nucléaire à base d'un mélange d'oxyde d'uranium et d'oxyde plutonium.

CONT

«M» (Material Factor) est le facteur relatif aux substances nucléaires auquel on attribue les valeurs suivantes : [...] 2 pour le plutonium séparé et gainé ou pour l'oxyde mixte (uranium et plutonium); 5 pour l'oxyde mixte séparé (moins de 10 % en poids de plutonium dans un mélange d'uranium et de plutonium) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telegraph Equipment
  • Telegraphic Networks and Operations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de télégraphie
  • Réseaux et exploitation télégraphiques

Spanish

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