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COMMON CAUSE EFFECT [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 1994-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

... effects manifested in more than one piece of equipment or structure by the same cause. Examples of such causes are aircraft crashes; earthquakes; tornadoes; fires; a common hostile environment; common design weaknesses; and common fabrication, installation, operation, or maintenance.

French

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

Effets qui se manifestent dans plusieurs composants de l'équipement ou de la structure et qui ont une même cause. Voici des exemples de cause commune : écrasement d'avion; séisme; tornade; incendie; environnement hostile commun; défauts de conception communs; erreurs communes de fabrication, d'installation, d'exploitation ou d'entretien.

Spanish

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