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Record 1 2008-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

An operating mode for a nuclear reactor, especially a breeder, in which the conversion factor is lower than 1.

OBS

conversion factor: A factor by which a quantity expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to express that quantity in different units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Mode de fonctionnement d'un réacteur nucléaire, en particulier d'un surgénérateur, dans lequel le facteur de conversion est inférieur à 1.

Key term(s)
  • sous génération

Spanish

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