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CRITICALITY SAFETY [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- double contingency principle
1, record 1, English, double%20contingency%20principle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A characteristic or attribute of a process that has incorporated sufficient safety factors so that at least two unlikely, independent, and concurrent changes in process conditions are required before a nuclear criticality accident is possible. 1, record 1, English, - double%20contingency%20principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe de la double contingence
1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20la%20double%20contingence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristique ou attribut d'un procédé qui intègre suffisamment de facteurs de sûreté pour qu'au moins deux changements concurrents, indépendants et improbables dans les conditions du procédé soient requis avant qu'un accident de criticité nucléaire soit possible. 1, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20la%20double%20contingence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nuclear criticality safety
1, record 2, English, nuclear%20criticality%20safety
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- NCS 2, record 2, English, NCS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- criticality safety 3, record 2, English, criticality%20safety
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuclear safety related to accidental criticality. 4, record 2, English, - nuclear%20criticality%20safety
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuclear criticality safety : designation and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 5, record 2, English, - nuclear%20criticality%20safety
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sûreté-criticité nucléaire
1, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SCN 2, record 2, French, SCN
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sûreté-criticité 3, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- sûreté criticité 4, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20criticit%C3%A9
feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sûreté nucléaire relative à un accident de criticité. 4, record 2, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sûreté criticité : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO en 1997. 5, record 2, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Goods
- Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fissile class
1, record 3, English, fissile%20class
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A safety class encompassing packages of fissionable material, governing packaging and transport in such a way as to prevent criticality under all anticipated transport conditions. 1, record 3, English, - fissile%20class
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fissile class: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - fissile%20class
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport de marchandises
- Législation et réglementation (Transports)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- classe fissile
1, record 3, French, classe%20fissile
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classe de sûreté concernant les colis de matière fissible, régissant l'emballage et le transport en vue de prévenir la criticité dans toutes les conditions de transport envisagées. 1, record 3, French, - classe%20fissile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
classe fissile : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - classe%20fissile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-01-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Calculating Procedures (Mathematics)
- Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- generalized perturbation theory
1, record 4, English, generalized%20perturbation%20theory
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- GPT 1, record 4, English, GPT
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Computational capability has been developed to calculate sensitivity coefficients of generalized responses with respect to cross-section data in the SCALE code system. The focus of this paper is the implementation of generalized perturbation theory (GPT) for one-dimensional and two-dimensional deterministic neutron transport calculations. GPT is briefly summarized for computing sensitivity coefficients for reaction rate ratio responses within the existing framework of the TSUNAMI sensitivity and uncertainty (S/U) analysis code package in SCALE. GPT provides the capability to analyze generalized responses related to reactor analysis, such as homogenized cross-sections, relative powers, and conversion ratios, as well as measured experimental parameters. 1, record 4, English, - generalized%20perturbation%20theory
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The SCALE code system includes a sensitivity and uncertainty(S/U) analysis code package called TSUNAMI. TSUNAMI originally focused on keff responses for criticality safety analysis and included the capability to compute sensitivity coefficients using forward and adjoint solutions from three-dimensional Monte Carlo or one-dimensional(1D) discrete ordinates eigenvalue calculations. 1, record 4, English, - generalized%20perturbation%20theory
Record 4, Key term(s)
- G.P.T.
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de calcul (Mathématiques)
- Physique nucléaire
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- théorie généralisée des perturbations
1, record 4, French, th%C3%A9orie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e%20des%20perturbations
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- méthode GPT 1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9thode%20GPT%20
correct, feminine noun
- théorie des perturbations généralisée 1, record 4, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20perturbations%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthode GPT. Au milieu des années 1960, Usachev, Lewins et Gandini généralisèrent la théorie des perturbations à toute sorte d’observable, paramètre physique pouvant être mesuré (et/ou calculé), qui peut être représenté sous la forme d’un rapport de quantités intégrales, linéaires du flux et/ou du flux adjoint. Pour reconstruire la valeur d’un observable d’un système multiplicateur dans des conditions perturbées, la théorie généralisée des perturbations […] fait appel à une fonction particulière, dite fonction importance généralisée, qui est la solution unique de l’équation du bilan adjointe du système à laquelle on ajoute un terme inhomogène, appelé source généralisée. Ce terme, qui est strictement orthogonal au mode fondamental, contient, au premier ordre, l’information sur la nature de la perturbation et son impact sur le flux. 1, record 4, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e%20des%20perturbations
Record 4, Key term(s)
- méthode G.P.T.
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nuclear facility safety analysis
1, record 5, English, nuclear%20facility%20safety%20analysis
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nuclear Facility Safety Analysis. Safety analysis reports document the analysis and the potential consequences of accidents and abnormal occurrences at nuclear facilities. For those facilities which process, store, and handle plutonium and other fissile materials, nuclear criticality safety analysis is a required element of the facility safety analysis report. The process includes the identification of hazards in the facility(including nuclear criticality safety hazards), the identification and development of potential scenarios involving nuclear criticality concerns, the development of failure modes and the potential effects of the accident, and the consequences of the accident. 1, record 5, English, - nuclear%20facility%20safety%20analysis
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- analyse de sûreté d’une installation
1, record 5, French, analyse%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20installation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- analyse de sûreté d’une installation nucléaire 2, record 5, French, analyse%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20installation%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est demandé à chaque exploitant d’installation nucléaire d’exposer les dispositions qu’il a prises ou prévues en matière de sûreté pour son installation et sa démarche d’appréciation de leur caractère satisfaisant dans un document qui évolue au fur et à mesure de la définition et de la vie de l’installation; ce document est dénommé rapport de sûreté […] C’est l’ensemble de ce processus d’appréciation de la sûreté d’une installation, d’abord par l’exploitant, en liaison avec ses constructeurs, puis par les pouvoirs publics, que l’on désigne sous l’appellation globale d’analyse de sûreté d’une installation. 1, record 5, French, - analyse%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20installation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2010-12-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- confinement system
1, record 6, English, confinement%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The assembly of fissile material and packaging components intended to preserve criticality safety. 1, record 6, English, - confinement%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système d'isolement
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27isolement
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- système de confinement 2, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20confinement
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assemblage de matière fissile et de composants d'emballage visant à assurer la sûreté de la criticité. 1, record 6, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27isolement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - external organization data 2005-06-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- criticality safety requirement 1, record 7, English, criticality%20safety%20requirement
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Criticality safety requirements were rewritten in the IAEA Regulations [IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material] to improve clarity. 1, record 7, English, - criticality%20safety%20requirement
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- exigence de sûreté-criticité
1, record 7, French, exigence%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les exigences de sûreté-criticité ont été reformulées dans le Règlement de l'AIEA [Règlement de transport des matières radioactives de l'AIEA] afin d'en améliorer la clarté. 1, record 7, French, - exigence%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - external organization data 2005-06-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Criticality Safety Index 1, record 8, English, Criticality%20Safety%20Index
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is a new label containing the Criticality Safety Index(CSI) required for non-exempted shipments of fissile material. 2, record 8, English, - Criticality%20Safety%20Index
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- indice de sûreté-criticité
1, record 8, French, indice%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
- ISC 2, record 8, French, ISC
masculine noun
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe une nouvelle étiquette contenant l'indice de sûreté-criticité (ISC) requis pour les expéditions de matières fissiles non exemptées. 2, record 8, French, - indice%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9
Record 8, Key term(s)
- indice de sûreté criticité
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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