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SAFETY ROD [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A control rod used for the emergency shutdown of a reactor.

CONT

[A] safety rod may be suspended above the core by a magnetic coupling and allowed to fall in when power reaches a predetermined level.

OBS

safety rod: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

[...] barre de commande [...] qui permet d'arrêter très rapidement la réaction nucléaire.

OBS

barre de sécurité : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
  • Centrales nucleares
  • Seguridad de las centrales nucleares
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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