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SEALED RADIATION SOURCE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

[A radioactive material] sealed in a container or having a bonded cover, the container or cover being strong enough to prevent contact with and dispersion of the radioactive material under the conditions of the use and wear for which it was designed.

OBS

sealed source: term standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

[Matière radioactive] scellée dans un boîtier, ou solidaire d'une enveloppe, le boîtier ou l'enveloppe étant suffisamment étanche ou résistant pour empêcher le contact avec la matière radioactive et la dispersion de celle-ci dans les conditions d'emploi pour lesquelles elle a été conçue.

OBS

source scellée : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997.

Key term(s)
  • source scellée de rayonnement

Spanish

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