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PRIMARY MALFUNCTION [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2008-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Defects and Failures
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A failure of equipment, of a control device, of a component of a system, or a combination of such failures, that creates at the time of its occurrence during a test scenario the main abnormal condition, failure or transient that must be addressed by the candidate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défectuosités et pannes (Électronique)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Panne d'une pièce d'équipement, d'un élément ou d'un dispositif de commande d'un système, ou combinaison de telles pannes, qui provoque, au moment où elle survient durant un examen sur simulateur, la principale condition anormale, panne ou perturbation de la centrale à laquelle le candidat doit faire face.

Spanish

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