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CLAD-PELLET INTERACTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Deterioration of Metals
- Properties of Fuels
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pellet-cladding interaction
1, record 1, English, pellet%2Dcladding%20interaction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PCI 2, record 1, English, PCI
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pellet-clad interaction 3, record 1, English, pellet%2Dclad%20interaction
correct
- PCI 4, record 1, English, PCI
correct
- PCI 4, record 1, English, PCI
- fuel pellet-cladding interaction 5, record 1, English, fuel%20pellet%2Dcladding%20interaction
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fuel-rod failures by pellet-cladding-interaction (PCI) occur during a power transient as a result of stresses developed by fuel-pellet expansion in the presence of an aggressive fission-product environment. 2, record 1, English, - pellet%2Dcladding%20interaction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pellet-clad interaction; PCI: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 6, record 1, English, - pellet%2Dcladding%20interaction
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fuel pellet-clad interaction
- cladding-pellet interaction
- clad-pellet interaction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Altération des métaux
- Propriétés des combustibles
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interaction pastille-gaine
1, record 1, French, interaction%20pastille%2Dgaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- IPG 2, record 1, French, IPG
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- interaction pastille de combustible-gaine 3, record 1, French, interaction%20pastille%20de%20combustible%2Dgaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contact entre une pastille de combustible et la gaine d’un crayon, qui, lors de variations de puissance, crée des contraintes mécaniques pouvant elles-mêmes entraîner la fissuration de la gaine. 4, record 1, French, - interaction%20pastille%2Dgaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interaction pastille-gaine : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 21 décembre 2013. 5, record 1, French, - interaction%20pastille%2Dgaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
interaction pastille-gaine : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 5, record 1, French, - interaction%20pastille%2Dgaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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