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CRITICAL EXPERIMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A test or series of tests performed with an assembly of reactor materials which can be gradually brought to the critical state for the purpose of determining the nuclear characteristics of a reactor.

OBS

The experiment is usually performed at very low power.

OBS

critical experiment: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Physique atomique
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Essai ou série d'essais réalisés avec un assemblage de matériaux de réacteur qui peut graduellement être amené à l'état critique dans le but de déterminer les caractéristiques nucléaires d'un réacteur.

OBS

L'expérience est habituellement réalisée à une puissance très faible.

OBS

expérience critique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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