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HEAVY-WATER PILE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heavy-water reactor
1, record 1, English, heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HWR 2, record 1, English, HWR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heavy water reactor 2, record 1, English, heavy%20water%20reactor
correct
- heavy water moderated reactor 3, record 1, English, heavy%20water%20moderated%20reactor
correct
- HWMR 2, record 1, English, HWMR
correct
- HWMR 2, record 1, English, HWMR
- deuterium oxide moderated reactor 4, record 1, English, deuterium%20oxide%20moderated%20reactor
- deuterium moderated reactor 4, record 1, English, deuterium%20moderated%20reactor
- heavy water pile 5, record 1, English, heavy%20water%20pile
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reactor in which the moderator is heavy water. 6, record 1, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The coolant may be gas ("heavy-water-moderated, gas-cooled reactor"), light water ("heavy-water-moderated, boiling light-water-cooled reactor" or "steam-generating heavy-water reactor"), or heavy-water ("pressurised heavy-water-moderated and cooled reactor"). 6, record 1, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
heavy-water reactor: term standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heavy-water pile
- heavy-water-moderated reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur à eau lourde
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- REL 2, record 1, French, REL
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réacteur modéré à eau lourde 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur qui utilise de l'eau lourde comme modérateur. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur à eau lourde : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reactores nucleares de fisión
- Centrales nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reactor de agua pesada
1, record 1, Spanish, reactor%20de%20agua%20pesada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- reactor moderado de agua pesada 2, record 1, Spanish, reactor%20moderado%20de%20agua%20pesada
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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