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MULTIPURPOSE APPLIED PHYSICS LATTICE EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- MAPLE reactor
1, record 1, English, MAPLE%20reactor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experimental reactor 1, record 1, English, Multipurpose%20Applied%20Physics%20Lattice%20Experimental%20reactor
correct
- MAPLE 1, record 1, English, MAPLE
correct
- MAPLE research reactor 1, record 1, English, MAPLE%20research%20reactor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... MAPLE is tiny - just five metres high and one and a half metres in diameter at its widest point. The reactor core, which is loaded with 32 kilograms of uranium fuel, is the size of a large wastepaper basket. The entire reactor assembly rests in a pool of ordinary water, about 9.5 metres deep and a minimum of two metres across, contained by a two-metre-thick wall of heavy concrete lined with stainless steel. The water is used to cool the fuel, establish the chain reaction that generates the neutrons, and shield researchers from radiation emanating from the core. 1, record 1, English, - MAPLE%20reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur MAPLE
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20MAPLE
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- MAPLE 1, record 1, French, MAPLE
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le MAPLE est minuscule : à peine cinq mètres de hauteur et 1 m 50 de diamètre dans sa plus grande largeur. Le cœur du réacteur, chargé de 32 kg de combustible d'uranium, a les dimensions d'une grande corbeille à papier. L'ensemble du réacteur repose dans une piscine d'eau ordinaire, d'une profondeur d'environ 9 m 50 et d'une largeur minimale de deux mètres, entourée d'un mur de deux mètres d'épaisseur, en béton lourd doublé d'acier inoxydable. L'eau refroidit le combustible, établit la réaction en chaîne produisant les neutrons, et protège les chercheurs contre les radiations émanant du cœur. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20MAPLE
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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