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GAS-COOLED REACTOR FUEL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Properties of Fuels
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- particle fuel
1, record 1, English, particle%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gas-cooled reactor systems. The high-temperature reactor(HTR) uses particle fuel able to withstand high temperatures, allowing for very high burn-up and graphite as a moderator. Helium is used as a coolant, allowing an output temperature of more than 850°C. 1, record 1, English, - particle%20fuel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés des combustibles
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combustible à particules
1, record 1, French, combustible%20%C3%A0%20particules
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- combustible particulaire 1, record 1, French, combustible%20particulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à la fin des années 1950, le concept de combustible à particules de taille millimétrique est le concept de référence des réacteurs à haute ou très haute température à caloporteur gaz (High or Very High Temperature gas cooled Reactor HTR/VHTR). La spécificité de ce combustible est qu'il est finement divisé, tout céramique (combustible et couches de revêtement) et micro-confiné (le confinement des actinides et des produits de fission se fait au plus près de la source), ces trois particularités combinées permettant à la fois l'accès aux hautes températures et à un haut niveau de sûreté. 1, record 1, French, - combustible%20%C3%A0%20particules
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- AGR fuel
1, record 2, English, AGR%20fuel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- advanced gas-cooled reactor fuel 1, record 2, English, advanced%20gas%2Dcooled%20reactor%20fuel
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
AGR [Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor] fuel uses the same manufacturing process as for LWR [light water reactor] fuel. The fuel pellets(which are about the size of a thimble) are stacked inside a fuel tube. Once the tubes are sealed and pressurised, they are put together in the graphite 'sleeve’ to form the AGR fuel assembly. 1, record 2, English, - AGR%20fuel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- combustible AGR
1, record 2, French, combustible%20AGR
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
AGR : Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor. 2, record 2, French, - combustible%20AGR
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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