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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Defective fuel releases a range of hazardous radioactive matter into the coolant. Some, for example iodine-131, are vapours that produce a radiation hazard around open equipment. Others, for example cobalt-60, plate out on system piping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le combustible défectueux rejette une grande variété de matières radioactives dangereuses dans le caloporteur. Certaines de ces matières, par exemple l'iode-131, sont des vapeurs qui produisent un danger d'irradiation autour de l'équipement ouvert. D'autres matières, par exemple le cobalt-60, se déposent sur les conduites du circuit.

Spanish

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