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pumphouse [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

pumphouse: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

station de pompage : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Supply
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Water for all purposes (cooling, feedwater make-up, fire protection, domestic use, etc.) is drawn into the nuclear station's intake channel from the lake through a tunnel, which extends approximately 600 meters out under the lakebed. Each unit has its own pump-house to supply condenser cooling water and service water.

Key term(s)
  • pump house
  • pumphouse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation en eau
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Quel qu'en soit l'usage (refroidissement, eau d'alimentation, protection contre le feu, utilisation domestique), l'eau du lac parvient à la conduite d'amenée de la centrale grâce à un tunnel de 600 m percé sous le fond. Chaque réacteur a sa propre station de pompage qui l'alimente en eau de service et fournit l'eau de refroidissement à son condenseur.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
OBS

9/16/57

Spanish

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