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ZONE COMPARTMENT [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2008-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loss of water inventory 1, record 1, English, loss%20of%20water%20inventory
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reactivity Effects and Reactivity Control.... 13-Liquid Zone Control system failures, including... e) loss of water inventory, including leak of a zone compartment to the moderator. 1, record 1, English, - loss%20of%20water%20inventory
Record 1, Key term(s)
- water inventory loss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fuite d'eau
1, record 1, French, fuite%20d%27eau
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effets de réactivité et contrôle de la réactivité. [...] 13- Défaillances du système de contrôle zonal des barres liquides, y compris [...] e) fuite d'eau, y compris fuite d'un compartiment zonal vers le modérateur. 1, record 1, French, - fuite%20d%27eau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2005-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- manual reactivity adjustment 1, record 2, English, manual%20reactivity%20adjustment
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Manual and Automatic Reactivity Adjustments. The reactivity device positions in normal reactor operation are : adjusters in the core, calandria full, absorbers out of the core and the zone compartments near half full. The regulating system requests the coarse regulating devices to operate when zone compartment levels are too high or too low. Most of these devices respond automatically. 1, record 2, English, - manual%20reactivity%20adjustment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réglage manuel de la réactivité
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9glage%20manuel%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9activit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réglages manuels et automatiques de la réactivité. Les positions des dispositifs de contrôle de la réactivité dans un réacteur qui fonctionne normalement sont : les barres de compensation insérées dans le coeur, la calandre pleine, les absorbeurs à l'extérieur du coeur et les compartiments de zone presque à moitié pleins. Le système de régulation demande aux dispositifs de régulation brute de fonctionner lorsque les niveaux des compartiments sont trop élevés ou trop faibles. La plupart de ces dispositifs répondent automatiquement. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9glage%20manuel%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9activit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2005-08-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- automatic reactivity adjustment 1, record 3, English, automatic%20reactivity%20adjustment
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Manual and Automatic Reactivity Adjustments. The reactivity device positions in normal reactor operation are : adjusters in the core, calandria full, absorbers out of the core and the zone compartments near half full. The regulating system requests the coarse regulating devices to operate when zone compartment levels are too high or too low. Most of these devices respond automatically. 1, record 3, English, - automatic%20reactivity%20adjustment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réglage automatique de la réactivité
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9glage%20automatique%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9activit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réglages manuels et automatiques de la réactivité. Les positions des dispositifs de contrôle de la réactivité dans un réacteur qui fonctionne normalement sont : les barres de compensation insérées dans le coeur, la calandre pleine, les absorbeurs à l'extérieur du coeur et les compartiments de zone presque à moitié pleins. Le système de régulation demande aux dispositifs de régulation brute de fonctionner lorsque les niveaux des compartiments sont trop élevés ou trop faibles. La plupart de ces dispositifs répondent automatiquement. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9glage%20automatique%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9activit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- preheat zone
1, record 4, English, preheat%20zone
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first compartment of the processor is the preheat zone. 1, record 4, English, - preheat%20zone
Record 4, Key term(s)
- pre-heat zone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- zone de préchauffage
1, record 4, French, zone%20de%20pr%C3%A9chauffage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- zone de pré-chauffage 2, record 4, French, zone%20de%20pr%C3%A9%2Dchauffage
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le premier compartiment du réacteur est une zone hermétique de pré-chauffage où les matrices contaminées sont chauffées à 260 °C. 2, record 4, French, - zone%20de%20pr%C3%A9chauffage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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