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Record 1 - external organization data 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Measurements of Electricity
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A measure of power of 1 million watts, equal to 1 million volts driving 1 million amperes of current.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Unité de puissance égale à 1 million de watts ou 1000 kilowatts.

OBS

Domaines d'utilisation de [cette] unité [de mesure mécanique] : puissance de production des centrales génératrices; puissance de turbines hydrauliques; puissance exigée pour le refroidissement de conduite de gaz.

Spanish

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