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CONTAINMENT BOUNDARY [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

A gas-tight shell or other enclosure around a reactor.

OBS

containment vessel: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

Structure et ouvrages connexes qui abritent les systèmes fonctionnels nucléaires de façon à constituer une barrière sous pression [...]

OBS

enveloppe de confinement : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de las centrales nucleares
  • Centrales nucleares
DEF

Estructura utilizada para albergar en su interior instalaciones nucleares o radiactivas para disminuir la posibilidad de contaminación del medio ambiente.

CONT

En centrales nucleares, la contención está formada por una chapa de acero de revestimento y un recubrimiento de hormigón de 90 cm de espesor y contiene en su interior el reactor y el circuito primario.

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