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BOILING-WATER REACTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boiling water reactor
1, record 1, English, boiling%20water%20reactor
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BWR 2, record 1, English, BWR
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- boiling-water reactor 3, record 1, English, boiling%2Dwater%20reactor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclear reactor using [boiling] water as the moderator and coolant. 4, record 1, English, - boiling%20water%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The water boils under pressure in the reactor and the steam may be used to drive a steam turbine; the steam being radioactive, the turbine must be shielded. 4, record 1, English, - boiling%20water%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
boiling water reactor; BWR: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - boiling%20water%20reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur à eau bouillante
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20bouillante
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- REB 2, record 1, French, REB
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réacteur à ébullition 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9bullition
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur nucléaire dont le fluide primaire de refroidissement est de l'eau qui est portée à ébullition à l'intérieur du coeur du réacteur. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20bouillante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur à eau bouillante; REB : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20bouillante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reactores nucleares de fisión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reactor nuclear de agua en ebullición
1, record 1, Spanish, reactor%20nuclear%20de%20agua%20en%20ebullici%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- reactor de agua hirviendo 2, record 1, Spanish, reactor%20de%20agua%20hirviendo
correct, masculine noun
- reactor hervidor 3, record 1, Spanish, reactor%20hervidor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reactor nuclear que utiliza como refrigerante y moderador agua ligera, a presión tal que permite su ebullición dentro de la vasija del reactor. 4, record 1, Spanish, - reactor%20nuclear%20de%20agua%20en%20ebullici%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existe [...] un tipo de reactor, llamado hervidor, en el cual el fluido refrigerante, que es agua, hierve en el núcleo del reactor y, dada la circunstancia de que los productos de fisión permanecen en el líquido y que el vapor está casi exento de ellos, se puede aprovechar éste directamente sin necesidad de cambiador de calor ni de circuito secundario. 3, record 1, Spanish, - reactor%20nuclear%20de%20agua%20en%20ebullici%C3%B3n
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