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PRESSURIZED REACTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2009-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A reactor whose primary coolant is maintained under such a pressure that no bulk boiling occurs.

OBS

pressurized reactor: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Réacteur dont le fluide primaire de refroidissement est maintenu sous une pression telle qu'une ébullition en masse ne peut pas se produire.

OBS

réacteur à fluide sous pression : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Le terme «réacteur pressurisé» est impropre, le terme pressurisé n'étant pas admis par l'Académie des Sciences.

Spanish

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