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FULL CONTAINMENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accident progression
1, record 1, English, accident%20progression
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Should a core-melt accident occur, operators without procedures and untrained in core-melt accident progression, phenomena, and consequences might :... fail to take full advantage of opportunities to delay or minimize containment failure and the release of fission products... 2, record 1, English, - accident%20progression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accident progression: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - accident%20progression
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- progression de l'accident
1, record 1, French, progression%20de%20l%27accident
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déroulement de l'accident 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9roulement%20de%20l%27accident
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Puis il y eut en 1979 l'accident de Three Mile Island (TMI) : on passa à un cheveu près d'une fusion complète du cœur du réacteur. [...] Même si l'accident fut causé par une soupape coincée plutôt qu'un tuyau cassé, la commission trouva que le déroulement de l'accident et ses conséquences étaient tout à fait semblables à ce qui se serait produit s'il y avait eu rupture d'une petite conduite dans le circuit de refroidissement primaire. 3, record 1, French, - progression%20de%20l%27accident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans une EPS [étude probabiliste de sûreté] de niveau 2, la progression de l'accident est modélisée selon 4 phases auxquelles correspondent des problématiques spécifiques : 1 - Une phase de dégradation précoce du cœur en cuve [...] 2 - Une phase de dégradation du cœur en cuve. 3 - Une phase correspondant à la rupture de la cuve. 4 - Une phase couvrant les phénomènes apparaissant après la rupture de la cuve. 1, record 1, French, - progression%20de%20l%27accident
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déroulement de l'accident : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - progression%20de%20l%27accident
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 1994-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vented containment
1, record 2, English, vented%20containment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"C" is the containment factor having the following values : 1 full containment; 1. 5 vented containment(e. g., Nuclear Power Demonstration Station).... 1, record 2, English, - vented%20containment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétention avec ouverture d'aération
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tention%20avec%20ouverture%20d%27a%C3%A9ration
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«C» représente le facteur de rétention et on lui attribue les valeurs suivantes : 1 pour une rétention totale; 1,5 pour une rétention avec ouverture d'aération (par exemple, la centrale NPD) [...] 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9tention%20avec%20ouverture%20d%27a%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 1994-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- full containment
1, record 3, English, full%20containment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"C" is the containment factor having the following values : 1 full containment; 1. 5 vented containment(e. g., Nuclear Power Demonstration Station).... 1, record 3, English, - full%20containment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rétention totale
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9tention%20totale
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«C» représente le facteur de rétention et on lui attribue les valeurs suivantes : 1 pour une rétention totale; 1,5 pour une rétention avec ouverture d'aération (par exemple, la centrale NPD) [...] 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9tention%20totale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 1994-10-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Special Packaging
- Transport of Goods
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- full water reflection
1, record 4, English, full%20water%20reflection
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there shall be a close full water reflection of the containment system or such greater reflection of the containment system as may be additionally provided by any part of the remainder of the surrounding material of the packaging.... 1, record 4, English, - full%20water%20reflection
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Emballages spéciaux
- Transport de marchandises
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réflexion totale par l'eau
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9flexion%20totale%20par%20l%27eau
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il y a réflexion totale par l'eau autour du système de confinement ou il existe une plus grande réflexion de confinement due à toute partie du reste de la substance enveloppante de l'emballage [...] 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9flexion%20totale%20par%20l%27eau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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