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NUCLEIDE FERTILE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fertile material
1, record 1, English, fertile%20material
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material which in itself is not fissile (fissionable) but which, in a reactor, may be transformed into fissile (fissionable) material through a nuclear transformation. 2, record 1, English, - fertile%20material
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Material containing one or more fertile nuclides. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 1, English, - fertile%20material
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Isotopes capable of being readily transformed, directly or indirectly, into fissionable material by the absorption of neutrons, particularly uranium-238 and thorium-232 ... 4, record 1, English, - fertile%20material
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes called "source material" or "breeder material." 4, record 1, English, - fertile%20material
Record 1, Key term(s)
- source material
- breeder material
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matière fertile
1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20fertile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière contenant un ou plusieurs nucléides fertiles. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO.] 2, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20fertile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un nucléide est considéré comme fertile s’il est capable d’être transformé directement ou indirectement en nucléide fissile, par capture de neutrons. Le thorium 232 et l'uranium 238 sont des matières fertiles. 3, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20fertile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Física nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- material fértil
1, record 1, Spanish, material%20f%C3%A9rtil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- materia fértil 2, record 1, Spanish, materia%20f%C3%A9rtil
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En tecnología nuclear, sustancia que no es capaz de mantener una reacción en cadena, pero que puede convertirse en materia fisionable en un reactor nuclear. 2, record 1, Spanish, - material%20f%C3%A9rtil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un nucleido se considera fértil si es capaz de ser transformado, directa o indirectamente, en nucleido fisible, mediante la captura de neutrones. El torio 232 y el uranio 238 son materiales fértiles. 3, record 1, Spanish, - material%20f%C3%A9rtil
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fertile
1, record 2, English, fertile
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of a nuclide: capable of being transformed, directly or indirectly, into a fissile nuclide by neutron capture. 1, record 2, English, - fertile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fertile: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - fertile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fertile
1, record 2, French, fertile
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un nucléide susceptible d’être transformé directement ou indirectement en un nucléide fissile par capture de neutron. 2, record 2, French, - fertile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On réserve l'expression «fissile» aux noyaux lourds qui subissent la fission sous le choc d’un neutron d’énergie quelconque, même très faible. Le seul nucléide fissile naturel est l'uranium 235 présent à 0, 7 % dans l'uranium naturel. Deux nucléides artificiels principaux, le plutonium 239 et l'uranium 233, sont également fissiles. L'uranium 238 [...] ne subit la fission que sous l'impact de neutrons d’énergie plus élevée, supérieure à 1 MeV, et de ce fait, il n’ est pas qualifié «fissile». [...] Cependant, l'uranium 238 capture les neutrons de toutes énergies pour donner, par une succession de trois réactions, le plutonium 239 fissile [...]. Pour cette raison, l'uranium 238 est qualifié «fertile». 3, record 2, French, - fertile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fertile : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 4, record 2, French, - fertile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de un núclido o nucleido] que no es fisionable por sí mismo, pero que en un reactor puede ser transformado [...] por un proceso nuclear. 1, record 2, Spanish, - f%C3%A9rtil
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-02-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fissile
1, record 3, English, fissile
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(1) Of a nuclide: capable of undergoing fission by interaction with slow neutrons. (2) Of a material: containing one or more fissile nuclides. 2, record 3, English, - fissile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By comparison, "fissionable", according to source ISO, means a nuclide capable of undergoing fission by any process. 3, record 3, English, - fissile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to Webster's Dictionary, "fissile" is a synonym for "fissionable". According to Oxford English Dictionary, "fissile" means "capable of undergoing nuclear fission" (and hence has the same meaning as "fissionable", which then would be a generic term), but it is "sometimes used specifically of materials capable of fission upon absorption of a slow (as opposed to a fast) neutron". According to the Canadian Committee for the Standardization of Nuclear Terminology, which has officialized the term "fissile", the two terms "fissile" and "fissionable" should not be used interchangeably. 3, record 3, English, - fissile
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fissile
1, record 3, French, fissile
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fissible 2, record 3, French, fissible
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit du noyau d’un atome qui peut subir la fission et de l’atome lui-même ou de la matière qui contient de tels atomes. 3, record 3, French, - fissile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aux termes des règlements sur les transports de matières radioactives, on entend par matières fissiles : l’uranium 233, l’uranium 235, le plutonium 238, le plutonium 239 et le plutonium 241. 4, record 3, French, - fissile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On réserve l'expression «fissile» aux noyaux lourds qui subissent la fission sous le choc d’un neutron d’énergie quelconque, même très faible. Le seul nucléide fissile naturel est l'uranium 235 présent à 0, 7 % dans l'uranium naturel. Deux nucléides artificiels principaux, le plutonium 239 et l'uranium 233, sont également fissiles. L'uranium 238 [...] ne subit la fission que sous l'impact de neutrons d’énergie plus élevée, supérieure à 1 MeV, et de ce fait, il n’ est pas qualifié «fissile». [...] Cependant l'uranium 238 capture les neutrons de toutes énergies pour donner, par une succession de trois réactions, le plutonium 239 fissile [...] Pour cette raison, l'uranium 238 est qualifié «fertile». 5, record 3, French, - fissile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a contradiction entre les divers auteurs sur le sens des termes «fissile» et «fissible». Nous invitons fortement le lecteur à consulter le document de synthèse qui accompagne cette fiche; de nombreuses précisions sur ces termes y sont regroupées. Nous invitons aussi le lecteur à voir la fiche pour le terme anglais connexe «fissionable». 6, record 3, French, - fissile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- físil
1, record 3, Spanish, f%C3%ADsil
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- fisible 2, record 3, Spanish, fisible
correct
- fisible por neutrones lentos 3, record 3, Spanish, fisible%20por%20neutrones%20lentos
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese del núcleo atómico que, como los del uranio y del plutonio, puede absorber un neutrón lento lo cual provoca su escisión en dos o tres fragmentos que son los núcleos de otros tantos elementos más ligeros. 2, record 3, Spanish, - f%C3%ADsil
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-03-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fertile nuclide
1, record 4, English, fertile%20nuclide
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A nuclide is deemed to be fertile when it is capable of being transformed, directly or indirectly, into a fissile nuclide by neutron capture. 2, record 4, English, - fertile%20nuclide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fertile nuclide: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 4, English, - fertile%20nuclide
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Physique nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nucléide fertile
1, record 4, French, nucl%C3%A9ide%20fertile
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nucléide susceptible d’être transformé directement ou indirectement en un nucléide fissile par capture de neutrons. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO.] 2, record 4, French, - nucl%C3%A9ide%20fertile
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nucléide fertile : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 4, French, - nucl%C3%A9ide%20fertile
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Física nuclear
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- núclido fértil
1, record 4, Spanish, n%C3%BAclido%20f%C3%A9rtil
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- nucleido fértil 2, record 4, Spanish, nucleido%20f%C3%A9rtil
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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