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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

A nuclear power plant (NPP) is any fission-reactor that has been constructed to generate electricity on a commercial scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Une centrale nucléaire est une installation de réacteur à fission dont la fonction est de produire de l'électricité à une échelle commerciale.

Spanish

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