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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Half-lives vary from very short (fractions of a second) to very long (billions of years). From an operational point of view, these values are important in comparison to reactor life, operational times, outage times, fuel life, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Les périodes peuvent être très courtes (fractions de seconde) ou très longues (milliards d'années). Leur étendue, relativement à la vie du réacteur, à la durée d'exploitation, à la longueur des arrêts, à la vie du combustible, etc. est un paramètre important du fonctionnement d'une centrale.

Spanish

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