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NUCLEAR-POWERED VESSEL [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
CONT

A nuclear-powered vessel(NPV) is a ship or submarine that is powered by a nuclear reactor. This allows NPVs to operate at sea for much longer periods than conventionally powered vessels.

CONT

Initially, the major powers continued to build diesel-electric submarines alongside nuclear vessels, but some later gave in to the expense of maintaining two categories of submarine in parallel.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear powered vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
CONT

Dans le cas des incidents impliquant des navires à propulsion nucléaire (NPN) appartenant aux forces armées étrangères et se trouvant dans les ports canadiens, le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes (MDN/FC) agira en tant qu'autorité canadienne responsable sur le site.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Emergency Management
DEF

An emergency caused by an event that has led or could lead to a radiological threat to public health and safety, property or the environment.

OBS

Nuclear emergencies include an emergency at a nuclear facility, an emergency involving a nuclear-powered vessel in a Canadian port, a transportation accident involving the shipment of radioactive material, an emergency involving the loss, theft or discovery of radioactive material, a terrorist attack using radioactive material, such as a dirty bomb, or other events involving the uncontrolled release of radioactive material.

OBS

nuclear emergency: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Urgence résultant d'un événement qui constitue ou pourrait constituer une menace radiologique pour la santé et la sécurité du public, les biens ou l'environnement.

OBS

Les urgences nucléaires comprennent les cas suivants : une urgence à une installation nucléaire, une urgence concernant un navire à propulsion nucléaire dans un port canadien, un accident lié au transport lors de l'envoi de matières radioactives, une urgence concernant la perte, le vol ou la découverte de matières radioactives, un attentat terroriste utilisant des matières radioactives comme une bombe sale, ou d'autres événements mettant en cause le rejet non contrôlé de matières radioactives.

OBS

urgence nucléaire; situation d'urgence nucléaire : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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