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NUCLEAR BOILER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- finger walker
1, record 1, English, finger%20walker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maintenance spider 2, record 1, English, maintenance%20spider
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "finger walker" is a fascinatingly complex device remotely operated to cling to the overhead tube sheet of a nuclear boiler. Personnel, operating the finger walker from a safe distance outside the boiler shell, "walk" the support structure over the surface of the tube sheet to enable inspection equipment mounted on the structure to ferret out suspicious tubes. 3, record 1, English, - finger%20walker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- araignée de maintenance
1, record 1, French, araign%C3%A9e%20de%20maintenance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil robotisé, mû par des bras articulés, destiné à contrôler ou à réparer de l'intérieur les tubes des générateurs de vapeur du circuit de refroidissement primaire d'un réacteur de puissance. 1, record 1, French, - araign%C3%A9e%20de%20maintenance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
araignée de maintenance : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 2 février 2023. 2, record 1, French, - araign%C3%A9e%20de%20maintenance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unit
1, record 2, English, unit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nuclear power plant unit 2, record 2, English, nuclear%20power%20plant%20unit
correct
- nuclear plant unit 3, record 2, English, nuclear%20plant%20unit
correct
- NPP unit 4, record 2, English, NPP%20unit
correct, standardized
- nuclear unit 5, record 2, English, nuclear%20unit
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A power generating unit that includes a nuclear boiler and a turbogenerator unit. 6, record 2, English, - unit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A nuclear power plant may have one or more nuclear units. 7, record 2, English, - unit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
NPP unit: designation standardized by ISO in 2018. 8, record 2, English, - unit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tranche
1, record 2, French, tranche
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tranche nucléaire 2, record 2, French, tranche%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de production électrique comportant une chaudière nucléaire et un groupe turbo-alternateur. 3, record 2, French, - tranche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une centrale nucléaire peut comporter plusieurs tranches. 3, record 2, French, - tranche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tranche nucléaire : désignation, définition et observation publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 juin 2004. 4, record 2, French, - tranche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-09-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nuclear boiler
1, record 3, English, nuclear%20boiler
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- nuclear steam supply system 2, record 3, English, nuclear%20steam%20supply%20system
correct
- NSSS 3, record 3, English, NSSS
correct
- NSSS 3, record 3, English, NSSS
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A boiler whose heat source is a nuclear reactor. 4, record 3, English, - nuclear%20boiler
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuclear steam supply system; NSSS: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 4, record 3, English, - nuclear%20boiler
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Physique nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chaudière nucléaire
1, record 3, French, chaudi%C3%A8re%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bloc-chaudière 2, record 3, French, bloc%2Dchaudi%C3%A8re
masculine noun
- système nucléaire d'alimentation en vapeur 3, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20d%27alimentation%20en%20vapeur
masculine noun
- installation nucléaire productrice de vapeur 4, record 3, French, installation%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20productrice%20de%20vapeur
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaudière dans laquelle la source de chaleur est un réacteur nucléaire. 5, record 3, French, - chaudi%C3%A8re%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2005-06-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- transient load-condition 1, record 4, English, transient%20load%2Dcondition
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Accordingly, the degradations to be reported include :... A transient load-condition that exceeds a relevant design condition of a pressure boundary, or that exceeds Level B service limits for a nuclear component that has been designed in accordance with Section III, Division 1, Subsection NB of the "ASME" Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code. 1, record 4, English, - transient%20load%2Dcondition
Record 4, Key term(s)
- transient load condition
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- charge transitoire
1, record 4, French, charge%20transitoire
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En conséquence, il convient de soumettre un rapport concernant notamment les dégradations suivantes : [...] Une charge transitoire qui dépasse une condition de référence pertinente d'une enveloppe de pression ou qui excède les limites de service de niveau B d'un composant nucléaire conformément aux dispositions de la section III, division 1, sous-section NB du Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code de l'ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). 1, record 4, French, - charge%20transitoire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2001-05-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pressure boundary
1, record 5, English, pressure%20boundary
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any pressure vessel or system component that is subject to registration or that is registered under the applicable boiler and pressure vessel legislation, whether a conventional system or a nuclear system. 2, record 5, English, - pressure%20boundary
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Centrales nucléaires
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- enveloppe de pression
1, record 5, French, enveloppe%20de%20pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- enveloppe sous pression 2, record 5, French, enveloppe%20sous%20pression
feminine noun
- enceinte sous pression 3, record 5, French, enceinte%20sous%20pression
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil sous pression ou composant de système à enregistrer ou déjà enregistré en vertu de la législation appropriée sur les chaudières et les appareils sous pression, qu'il s'agisse d'un système conventionnel ou d'un système nucléaire. 4, record 5, French, - enveloppe%20de%20pression
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enveloppe de pression : terme extrait du Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire (1992) et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'OCDE. 5, record 5, French, - enveloppe%20de%20pression
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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