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FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY [7 records]

Record 1 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Zarya control module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB, was the first component launched for the International Space Station and provides the station’s initial propulsion and power. ... The U.S.-funded and Russian-built Zarya, which means Sunrise when translated to English, is a U.S. component of the station although it was built and launched by Russia. ... The Zarya module is 41.2 feet long and 13.5 feet wide at its widest point. It has an operational lifetime of at least 15 years. Its solar arrays and six nickel-cadmium batteries can provide an average of 3 kilowatts of electrical power. Using the Russian Kurs system, the Zarya will perform an automated and remotely piloted rendezvous and docking with the Service Module in orbit. Its docking power will accommodate Russian Soyuz piloted spacecraft and unpiloted Progress resupply spacecraft. Each of the two solar arrays is 35 feet long and 11 feet wide. The module’s 16 fuel tanks combined can hold more than 6 tons of propellant. The attitude control system for the module includes 24 large steering jets and 12 small steering jets. Two large engines are available for reboosting the spacecraft and making major orbital changes.

CONT

The Zarya module now provides orientation control, communications and electrical power attached to the passive Unity module while the station awaits launch of the third component, a Russian-provided crew living quarters and early station core known as the Service Module... The Service Module will enhance or replace many functions of the Zarya. Later in the station's assembly sequence, the Zarya module will be used primarily for its storage capacity and external fuel tanks.

OBS

Zarya control module; FGB: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Zarya -Y nadir port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] Zarya [«lever de soleil»] est un remorqueur, un véhicule orbital autonome qui contient les systèmes initiaux de propulsion, de guidage, d'orientation, de communications, d'alimentation électrique et de thermorégulation nécessaires au maintien de la Station spatiale internationale pendant ses premiers mois dans l'espace. Au fil des mois, le module Zarya est devenu ni plus ni moins qu'un couloir menant la station, un port d'amarrage et un réservoir de carburant. Construit par la Russie dans le cadre d'un marché américain, Zarya appartient aux États-Unis.

CONT

Le module russe Zarya et le nœud américain Unity sont reliés par l'Adaptateur 1 [...] Ce module, jadis appelé FGB, est la salle des machines de la station et assure les fonctions de propulsion, d'alimentation électrique et d'orientation du futur complexe spatial.

OBS

module de contrôle Zarya; FGB : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

système de photopiles du module russe Zarya

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Nuclear Power Stations
CONT

Mothballing is the process of stabilizing a facility so that no damage occurs to the facility should it make sense at a later time to incur the capital expenditures associated with continuing to operate, extending the life, or repowering the facility. Typically, a decision to mothball a facility might be made as a hedge against, or in anticipation of, changes in market conditions; i. e., increases in relative fuel prices, or an increase in the value of installed capacity.... Typical activities involved in mothballing a facility might include the following types of activities intended to preserve existing equipment :-’Racking Out’ or removal and storage of motor control center circuit breakers or 'switchgear’(this would also be done for a facility that has been retired and is scheduled for dismantling)-Placing a heat source or desiccants in the furnace to maintain a temperature above the dew point(at which condensation collects and corrodes the boiler structures.)-The application of grease or other coatings to reduce corrosion of components such as pumps and motors.-The installation of an air desiccant system to blow dry air through the steam turbine, condenser, boiler tubes and pipes.

CONT

decommissioning: Shutting down and placing a plant permanently out of service ... The three stages of decommissioning are mothballing, encasement and dismantling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Centrales nucléaires
OBS

D'après un spécialiste en gestion des déchets nucléaires qui travaille chez Whiteshell Laboratories au Manitoba, «mise sous surveillance» est préférable.

OBS

Lorsqu'on veut signifier qu'un lieu, après avoir perdu sa destination première, ne comporte plus les équipements correspondants à sa fonction première, on utilise le terme «désaffectation».

OBS

«Mise sous cocon» nous apparaît un peu trop spécifique, la «coconisation» signifiant l'enrobage de matériel sous pellicule plastique pulvérisée. On pourrait peut-être songer à des expressions plus neutres, du type «mise sous protection», «entreposage de sécurité».

OBS

mise sous cocon : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

[Fuelling machine]. The system then unloads the fuel from its magazine and moves it in baskets to the storage bay through a shielded tunnel. In the storage bay, spent fuel baskets are stacked in frames with capacity for at least 10 years operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

[Machine de manutention du combustible]. Le système décharge alors le combustible de son barillet et l'amène dans des paniers vers la piscine de stockage par le biais d'un tunnel blindé. Dans la piscine de stockage, les paniers de combustible irradié sont empilés dans des bâtis d'une capacité d'au moins 10 ans d'exploitation.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Storage
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Heating
DEF

An intermediate fuel storage bin with sufficient capacity to automatically fuel the combustor for a selected period of time(often one day or one shift).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Chauffage
DEF

Réserve de combustible de capacité moyenne, suffisante pour l'alimentation automatique de la chaudière pendant une période donnée (habituellement un jour ou un quart de travail).

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2004-02-12

English

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

In response to a question from the Commission on the available capacity of the reactor pool for the interim storage of spent fuel, McMaster University confirmed that there is more than adequate capacity in the pool for the remaining life of the reactor.

Key term(s)
  • reactor life

French

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

Interrogée au sujet de la capacité de la piscine pour le stockage provisoire du combustible irradié, l'Université a confirmé que cette capacité est tout à fait adéquate pour la durée utile du réacteur.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Kautex designs and manufactures blow-molded fuel tanks that are light weight, durable, and increase fuel economy and fuel storage capacity. A blow-molded, non-metallic fuel tank can be up to 30% lighter than conventional steel tanks. Its one-piece construction can be molded in any shape or size to maximize available space within a vehicle.

Key term(s)
  • blow-moulded fuel tank
  • blow moulded fuel tank
  • blow molded fuel tank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Kautex designs and manufactures blow-molded fuel tanks that are light weight, durable, and increase fuel economy and fuel storage capacity. A blow-molded, nonmetallic fuel tank can be up to 30% lighter than conventional steel tanks. Its one-piece construction can be molded in any shape or size to maximize available space within a vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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