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REACTOR LOW CONVERSION MODE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reactor in burner mode
1, record 1, English, reactor%20in%20burner%20mode
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reactor in low conversion mode 2, record 1, English, reactor%20in%20low%20conversion%20mode
proposal
- low conversion reactor 2, record 1, English, low%20conversion%20reactor
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fast reactors can be operated in a "burner" mode ... Such reactors can "store" temporarily large quantities of plutonium as fuel in their cores, and, in the event that nuclear fission has to be replaced one day by better sources of concentrated energy, they can dispose of, or "burn," inventories of plutonium and actinides. This also eliminates plutonium "mines", a potential source of material for nuclear weapons proliferation. 1, record 1, English, - reactor%20in%20burner%20mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur sous-générateur
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dg%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur nucléaire dont la production de combustible fissile est légèrement inférieure à sa consommation. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dg%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans Phénix et Superphénix, la matière fissile est du plutonium associé à de l'uranium appauvri (ce dernier provenant des usines d'enrichissement). Une très large proportion des neutrons non utilisés pour entretenir la réaction en chaîne est absorbée dans 238U, en donnant du plutonium. Selon les configurations détaillées adoptées, la production de plutonium peut être légèrement supérieure, du même ordre, ou légèrement inférieure à sa consommation : on dit que le réacteur est «surgénérateur», «isogénérateur» ou «sous-générateur». 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dg%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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