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HETEROGENEOUS REACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A reactor in which the core materials are segregated to such an extent that its neutron characteristics cannot be accurately described by the assumption of homogeneous distribution of the materials throughout the core. [Defintion standardized by ISO.]

OBS

heterogeneous reactor: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Réacteur dans lequel les matériaux du cœur sont distribués de telle sorte que ses caractéristiques neutroniques ne peuvent pas être convenablement décrites avec une hypothèse de répartition homogène de ces matériaux dans le cœur. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

réacteur hétérogène : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
  • Física atómica
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