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SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2022-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
CONT

Research reactors in Canada use highly enriched uranium (HEU) or low-enriched uranium (LEU) as fuel.

OBS

low-enriched uranium; LEU: designations standardized by NATO.

OBS

low-enriched uranium; LEU; slightly enriched uranium: designations extracted from the "Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Les réacteurs de recherche au Canada utilisent de l'uranium hautement enrichi (UHE) ou de l'uranium faiblement enrichi (UFE) comme combustible.

OBS

uranium faiblement enrichi; UFE : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

uranium faiblement enrichi; UFE : désignations extraites du «Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire» et reproduites avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia y tecnología nucleares
  • Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
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