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FUEL CLAD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Supply
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary water
1, record 1, English, primary%20water
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The basic design of the PWR [pressurized water reactor] has not changed … The reactor core contains uranium fuel clad in zircalloy tubes. As silver, indium, and cadmium control rods are extracted from the core, the fuel heats up. Water circulated through the fuel rod area at 2000 psi [pounds per square inch] is heated to 600°F. It transfers its heat to secondary water in U-shaped tubes. The cooled primary water is then pumped back to the reactor core to be heated again. 1, record 1, English, - primary%20water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation en eau
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eau primaire
1, record 1, French, eau%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fluide primaire 1, record 1, French, fluide%20primaire
correct, masculine noun
- fluide du circuit primaire 1, record 1, French, fluide%20du%20circuit%20primaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un générateur de vapeur à recirculation naturelle équipant un réacteur nucléaire, eau pure déminéralisée et désoxygénée utilisée comme caloporteur. 2, record 1, French, - eau%20primaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Properties of Fuels
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fuel rod growth
1, record 2, English, fuel%20rod%20growth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The possible mechanisms for the fuel rod growth such as stress-free rod growth due to fast neutron irradiation, the rod growth due to clad creep-down by the pressure difference between the rod internal gas pressure and the reactor coolant system pressure, and the rod growth due to pellet-clad mechanical interaction, have been evaluated. 1, record 2, English, - fuel%20rod%20growth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés des combustibles
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grandissement des crayons
1, record 2, French, grandissement%20des%20crayons
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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