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UPPER CORE PLATE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A grid at the top of the core used for lateral support of fuel assemblies, neutron detectors, and start-up neutron sources in their upper end.

OBS

core grid: Not to be confused with "core support plate" (support grid placed in the lower part of the core.)

OBS

core grid: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Élément ajouré situé au sommet du cœur utilisé comme support latéral dans leur partie supérieure des assemblages combustibles, des détecteurs de neutrons et des sources de neutrons de démarrage.

OBS

plaque supérieure du cœur : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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