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CLEAN OUT [3 records]

Record 1 2013-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

The transfer of nuclear material from parts of a plant that are inaccessible for measurements to parts where samples and measurements can be taken.

OBS

clean out: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

[Déplacement] de matières nucléaires [des] zones d'une usine [qui sont] inaccessibles [pour effectuer des] mesures à des zones où des échantillonnages et des mesures peuvent être faits.

OBS

transfert de matières nucléaires : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

To remove sand, scale, and other deposits from the producing section of the well in order to restore or to increase production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Voir «nettoyage du puits» et «récurage d'un puits».

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomberie

Spanish

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