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FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2008-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A plant for the fabrication of fuel elements or other parts containing nuclear material.

CONT

Fuel Fabrication facility. The UO2 powder... is used to manufacture fuel bundles for the CANDU reactors... The manufacturing process involves a series of operations : the powder is formed into small pellets; sets of pellets are loaded into zircaloy tubes; each tube is capped and sealed by welding; and finally, the completed tubes are assembled into bundles.

OBS

In the safeguards field, the term [fuel fabrication plant] may include the storage facilities and analytical departments of the plant.

OBS

fuel fabrication plant: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Installation pour la fabrication d'éléments combustibles ou d'autres produits contenant des matières nucléaires.

CONT

Usines de fabrication de combustibles. La poudre de bioxyde d'uranium [...] sert [...] pour fabriquer les grappes de combustible des réacteurs CANDU [...] La fabrication comporte plusieurs stades : la poudre est d'abord comprimée en pastilles qui sont regroupées et placées dans des tubes de zircaloy qui sont ensuite fermés et soudés hermétiquement avant d'être assemblés en grappe.

OBS

Dans le domaine des garanties, ce terme [installation de fabrication de combustible] peut couvrir le stockage et les services d'analyse de l'installation.

OBS

installation de fabrication de combustible : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 1994-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Fuel Fabrication facility. The UO2 powder... is used to manufacture fuel bundles for the CANDU reactors.... The manufacturing process involves a series of operations : the powder is formed into small pellets; sets of pellets are loaded into zircaloy tubes; each tube is capped and sealed by welding; and finally, the completed tubes are assembled into bundles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Usines de fabrication de combustibles. La poudre de bioxyde d'uranium [...] sert [...] pour fabriquer les grappes de combustible des réacteurs CANDU [...] La fabrication comporte plusieurs stades : la poudre est d'abord comprimée en pastilles qui sont regroupées et placées dans des tubes de zircaloy qui sont ensuite fermés et soudés hermétiquement avant d'être assemblés en grappe.

Spanish

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