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FERTILE SUBSTANCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conversion
1, record 1, English, conversion
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuclear transformation of a fertile substance into a fissile substance(reactor physics). [Definition standardized by ISO. ] 2, record 1, English, - conversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conversion: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - conversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conversion
1, record 1, French, conversion
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation nucléaire d'une substance fertile en une substance fissile (physique des réacteurs). [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 2, record 1, French, - conversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les étapes suivantes, qui comportent la purification et la conversion du minerai en hexafluorure d'uranium (UF6), l'enrichissement de celui-ci en235U et la reconversion de l'UF6 enrichi en oxyde UO2 et sa mise en pastille, puis la fabrication de l'élément combustible, sont la source de déchets [...] radioactifs [...] ne contenant que des traces d'uranium. 3, record 1, French, - conversion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conversion : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - conversion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- régénération
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reactores nucleares de fisión
- Química
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conversión
1, record 1, Spanish, conversi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformación que experimenta en un reactor nuclear una sustancia no físil que, al absorber neutrones, se transmuta en otra sustancia físil [...]. 2, record 1, Spanish, - conversi%C3%B3n
Record 2 - external organization data 2005-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fertile substance 1, record 2, English, fertile%20substance
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To meet this standard, a licensee shall report to the CNSC certain information on the inventory and transfer of fissionable and fertile substances at the plant. 1, record 2, English, - fertile%20substance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- substance fertile
1, record 2, French, substance%20fertile
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour satisfaire à la présente norme, le titulaire de permis doit soumettre à la CCSN certains renseignements concernant l'inventaire et le transfert de substances fissiles et fertiles à la centrale nucléaire. 1, record 2, French, - substance%20fertile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fertile
1, record 3, English, fertile
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of a material: containing one or more fertile nuclides. [Definition standardized by ISO]. 2, record 3, English, - fertile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fertile material : In nuclear technology, any substance which is not capable of sustaining a chain reaction but which can be converted into a fissionable material in a nuclear reactor. Uranium 238(which can be converted to plutonium 239) and thorium 232(which can be converted to uranium 233) are fertile materials. 3, record 3, English, - fertile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fertile: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 3, English, - fertile
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fertile
1, record 3, French, fertile
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie une matière contenant un ou plusieurs nucléides fertiles. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 2, record 3, French, - fertile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fertile : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 3, French, - fertile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fértil
1, record 3, Spanish, f%C3%A9rtil
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En atomística, [dícese de un] material no fisionable por sí mismo, pero que en un reactor puede ser transformado en un material fisionable, por un proceso nuclear. 1, record 3, Spanish, - f%C3%A9rtil
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