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HEAVY-WATER REACTOR [6 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- CANDU reactor
1, record 1, English, CANDU%20reactor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CANDU 2, record 1, English, CANDU
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- CANDU nuclear reactor 3, record 1, English, CANDU%20nuclear%20reactor
correct
- Canadian deuterium uranium reactor 4, record 1, English, Canadian%20deuterium%20uranium%20reactor
correct
- CANDU 4, record 1, English, CANDU
correct
- CANDU 4, record 1, English, CANDU
- Canadian deuterium-uranium nuclear reactor 5, record 1, English, Canadian%20deuterium%2Duranium%20nuclear%20reactor
correct
- CANDU 5, record 1, English, CANDU
correct
- CANDU 5, record 1, English, CANDU
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Canadian-invented pressurized heavy-water reactor that uses heavy water(deuterium oxide) for moderator and coolant and natural uranium for fuel. 6, record 1, English, - CANDU%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CANDU®: registered trademark. 7, record 1, English, - CANDU%20reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur CANDU
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20CANDU
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CANDU 2, record 1, French, CANDU
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réacteur nucléaire CANDU 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20CANDU
correct, masculine noun
- réacteur canadien à deutérium-uranium 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20canadien%20%C3%A0%20deut%C3%A9rium%2Duranium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur à eau lourde pressurisée conçu au Canada dans lequel l'oxyde de deutérium (eau lourde) joue le rôle de modérateur et de fluide de refroidissement et l'uranium naturel sert de combustible. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20CANDU
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CANDU® : marque de commerce déposée. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20CANDU
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lattice pitch
1, record 2, English, lattice%20pitch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The NBSR is a heavy-water cooled and moderated reactor using MTR-type fuel elements with a lattice pitch of 17. 8 cm(7 in.). 1, record 2, English, - lattice%20pitch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pas de réseau
1, record 2, French, pas%20de%20r%C3%A9seau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pas du réseau 2, record 2, French, pas%20du%20r%C3%A9seau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Variations du bilan neutronique avec les principaux paramètres du réseau. En pratique, les matériaux constituant un cœur de réacteur sont disposés de façon relativement régulière selon ce qu'on appelle un réseau; l'élément de base d'un réseau est appelé cellule [...] pour un réacteur à eau sous pression, la cellule élémentaire est constituée d'un crayon de combustible cylindrique (tube en alliage à base de zirconium contenant les pastilles d'oxyde d'uranium) entouré d'eau jouant à la fois les rôles de caloporteur et de modérateur [...] l'examen du dessin d'un assemblage de combustible montre qu'on peut associer à chaque crayon une zone d'eau de section carrée d'arête égale au pas du réseau (distance entre axes de crayons voisins); comme la hauteur des crayons de combustible est grande devant le pas, on suppose souvent, pour simplifier, que ces cellules sont de hauteur infinie. 2, record 2, French, - pas%20de%20r%C3%A9seau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nuclear power demonstration reactor
1, record 3, English, nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20reactor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- NPD 2, record 3, English, NPD
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- NPD Reactor 3, record 3, English, NPD%20Reactor
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nuclear Power Demonstration reactor. This was the prototype CANDU reactor, and the first power reactor in Canada. It was located upstream of AECL' s Chalk River laboratories, along the Ottawa River's south shore(i. e. in Ontario). The reactor had a maximum continuous output of 22 MWe gross(19. 5 MWe net)... The reactor was built as a joint AECL/Ontario Hydro/Canadian General Electric project, and was initially intended to use a vertically-fuelled pressure vessel reactor. The design was changed in 1957 to natural uranium fuel bundles in horizontal pressure tubes in unpressurized heavy water moderator, with on-line refuelling. These are hallmarks of the CANDU reactor. The reactor had 132 fuel channels(each fuel channel comprised a pressure tube inside a calandria tube) and the coolant leaving the channels was 7. 2 MPa and 277°C. The main reactivity control was by adjusting the heavy-water moderator level, which could be rapidly dumped for fast shut down. NPD was finally shut down on May 5 1987, for economic reasons... 4, record 3, English, - nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20reactor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réacteur NPD
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réacteur nucléaire de démonstration 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur nucléaire de démonstration : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- heavy-water reactor
1, record 4, English, heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- HWR 2, record 4, English, HWR
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- heavy water reactor 2, record 4, English, heavy%20water%20reactor
correct
- heavy water moderated reactor 3, record 4, English, heavy%20water%20moderated%20reactor
correct
- HWMR 2, record 4, English, HWMR
correct
- HWMR 2, record 4, English, HWMR
- deuterium oxide moderated reactor 4, record 4, English, deuterium%20oxide%20moderated%20reactor
- deuterium moderated reactor 4, record 4, English, deuterium%20moderated%20reactor
- heavy water pile 5, record 4, English, heavy%20water%20pile
obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reactor in which the moderator is heavy water. 6, record 4, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
heavy-water reactor : term standardized by ISO. 7, record 4, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20reactor
Record 4, Key term(s)
- heavy-water pile
- heavy-water-moderated reactor
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réacteur à eau lourde
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- REL 2, record 4, French, REL
masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- réacteur modéré à eau lourde 3, record 4, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur qui utilise de l'eau lourde comme modérateur. 4, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur à eau lourde : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20lourde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reactores nucleares de fisión
- Centrales nucleares
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- reactor de agua pesada
1, record 4, Spanish, reactor%20de%20agua%20pesada
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- reactor moderado de agua pesada 2, record 4, Spanish, reactor%20moderado%20de%20agua%20pesada
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-11-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- heavy-water moderated research reactor 1, record 5, English, heavy%2Dwater%20moderated%20research%20reactor
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In reference to nuclear methods in materials research. 1, record 5, English, - heavy%2Dwater%20moderated%20research%20reactor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Centrales nucléaires
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réacteur de recherche modéré par eau lourde
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20de%20recherche%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20par%20eau%20lourde
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales nucleares
- Química
- Física atómica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- reactor de investigación moderado por agua pesada
1, record 5, Spanish, reactor%20de%20investigaci%C3%B3n%20moderado%20por%20agua%20pesada
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- heavy-water medium-power reactor 1, record 6, English, heavy%2Dwater%20medium%2Dpower%20reactor
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- réacteur de puissance modérée à l'eau lourde
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20de%20puissance%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau%20lourde
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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