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ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2000-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

General term refers to all those systems which have a role to play in ensuring safety following a fault, and in directly mitigating the consequences of a design-basis accident.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Terme général recouvrant l'ensemble des systèmes qui interviennent pour assurer la sûreté à la suite d'une défaillance et pour atténuer directement les conséquences d'un accident de dimensionnement.

OBS

La sûreté est l'ensemble des moyens que l'on prend pour qu'une installation ou un appareil fonctionnent bien, pour prévenir les accidents ou en limiter les effets.

Spanish

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