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NUCLEAR HEAD [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- head operations
1, record 1, English, head%20operations
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Within the framework of the development of a combined scheme for processing WWER-1000 spent nuclear fuel, head operations such as chemical breaking-up of fuel cladding and voloxidation of the fuel with removal of volatile fission products were studied experimentally. 1, record 1, English, - head%20operations
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Déchets nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opérations de tête
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rations%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ensemble des traitements qui conduisent à la mise en solution du combustible depuis son arrivée sur le site de l'usine : réception, entreposage, dégainage, dissolution [...] 1, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9rations%20de%20t%C3%AAte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- in-core instrumentation room
1, record 2, English, in%2Dcore%20instrumentation%20room
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In PWR [pressurized water nuclear reactor], neutron detectors are inserted inside the fuel assemblies by moving into thimble guide tubes that penetrate into the vessel bottom head from the in-core instrumentation room. 1, record 2, English, - in%2Dcore%20instrumentation%20room
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- salle d'instrumentation
1, record 2, French, salle%20d%27instrumentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instrumentation interne des réacteurs. [...] L'ensemble du système électromécanique de commande permet l'introduction, par la partie inférieure de la cuve, et la conduite, au moyen d'un système de sélection, de six détecteurs mobiles simultanément dans six des soixante doigts de gant installés. [...] Les éléments correspondants sont installés en permanence dans une salle appelée salle d'instrumentation, située au niveau inférieur du bâtiment réacteur près du puits de cuve. À l'intérieur d'une même chaîne, UC [unité de commande] et sélecteurs sont reliés entre eux par des tubes de liaison dans lesquels circule la sonde mobile. 1, record 2, French, - salle%20d%27instrumentation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-03-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fires and Explosions
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stem
1, record 3, English, stem
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mushroom clouds are formed by many sorts of large explosions under earth gravity, though they are best known for their appearance after nuclear detonations.... While it rises, air is drawn into it and upwards(similar to the updraft of a chimney), producing strong air currents known as "afterwinds", while inside the head of the cloud the hot gases rotate in a toroid shape. When the detonation itself is low enough, these afterwinds will draw in dirt and debris from the ground below to form the stem of the mushroom cloud. 2, record 3, English, - stem
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Nuclear tests]. The rapid formation of the cloud was dramatic-the stem shot up into the air like the Geneva fountain, developed the typical mushroom head, and then seemed to penetrate it and keep on going. 3, record 3, English, - stem
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Feux et explosions
- Armes CBRNE
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colonne
1, record 3, French, colonne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Essais nucléaires]. Baker [explosion sous-marine] demeure à ce jour l'une des explosions les plus impressionnantes de par la masse d'eau projetée en l'air, la colonne atteignit plus de 2 kilomètres de haut et souleva ainsi plus d'un million de mètres cube d'eau. 1, record 3, French, - colonne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- magnetic resonance image
1, record 4, English, magnetic%20resonance%20image
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- MR image 3, record 4, English, MR%20image
correct
- nuclear magnetic resonance image 4, record 4, English, nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance%20image
see observation
- NMRI 5, record 4, English, NMRI
see observation
- NMRI 5, record 4, English, NMRI
- NMR image 6, record 4, English, NMR%20image
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... when the technique was being developed for use in health care the connotation of the word "nuclear" was felt to be too negative and was left out of the accepted name. 7, record 4, English, - magnetic%20resonance%20image
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Nuclear magnetic resonance image of abdomen, head, tissue. 8, record 4, English, - magnetic%20resonance%20image
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie par résonance magnétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- image par résonance magnétique
1, record 4, French, image%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- IRM 2, record 4, French, IRM
feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- image RM 3, record 4, French, image%20RM
correct, feminine noun
- remnographie 4, record 4, French, remnographie
correct, feminine noun, France
- image par résonance magnétique nucléaire 5, record 4, French, image%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique%20nucl%C3%A9aire
see observation, feminine noun
- IRMN 6, record 4, French, IRMN
see observation, feminine noun
- IRMN 6, record 4, French, IRMN
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image de la répartition dans l'organisme de certains atomes à partir de leur résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN). 4, record 4, French, - image%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine médical, le terme «image par résonance magnétique» est préféré à «image par résonance magnétique nucléaire» à cause de la connotation négative du mot «nucléaire». 7, record 4, French, - image%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tomografía por resonancia magnética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- imagen por resonancia magnética
1, record 4, Spanish, imagen%20por%20resonancia%20magn%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- imagen por resonancia magnética nuclear 2, record 4, Spanish, imagen%20por%20resonancia%20magn%C3%A9tica%20nuclear
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-11-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
- Surgery
- Applications of Automation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spatial coordinate
1, record 5, English, spatial%20coordinate
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... definition of the position of brain structures on a patient's head by means of spatial coordinates in computerized tomography and NMR [nuclear magnetic resonance] examination... 1, record 5, English, - spatial%20coordinate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spatial coordinates: term usually used in the plural. 2, record 5, English, - spatial%20coordinate
Record 5, Key term(s)
- spatial coordinates
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
- Chirurgie
- Automatisation et applications
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coordonnée spatiale
1, record 5, French, coordonn%C3%A9e%20spatiale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le robot commandé par un ordinateur [se charge] du calcul des coordonnées spatiales de la tumeur, du calcul et du contrôle de la trajectoire du trocart à biopsie. 1, record 5, French, - coordonn%C3%A9e%20spatiale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coordonnées spatiales : terme habituellement au pluriel. 2, record 5, French, - coordonn%C3%A9e%20spatiale
Record 5, Key term(s)
- coordonnées spatiales
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2004-12-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- CNSC head office 1, record 6, English, CNSC%20head%20office
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Key term(s)
- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission head office
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Structures de l'administration publique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- administration centrale de la CCSN
1, record 6, French, administration%20centrale%20de%20la%20CCSN
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Key term(s)
- administration centrale de la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1990-10-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- nuclear head
1, record 7, English, nuclear%20head
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- charge nucléaire
1, record 7, French, charge%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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