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ABNORMAL OCCURRENCE [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
OBS

abnormal occurrence: term to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

évènement anormal : terme d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
DEF

[An] unscheduled incident or event which the [Nuclear Regulatory] Commission determines is significant from the standpoint of public health or safety.

CONT

The report discusses three AOs [abnormal occurrences] at facilities licensed or otherwise regulated by NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission]. One event involved a steam generator tube failure at a nuclear power plant, the second event resulted in overexposures of occupational workers and the third event involved a brachytherapy misadministration.

OBS

abnormal occurrence; AO: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
CONT

[...] tout événement anormal déclenche automatiquement des systèmes de sécurité.

OBS

évènement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

événement anormal : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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