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LWR FUEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- light water reactor fuel
1, record 1, English, light%20water%20reactor%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- LWR fuel 2, record 1, English, LWR%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... light water reactor fuel is normally produced in bundles that are four meters long and weigh 500 kilograms. ... Canada has very low cost sources of natural uranium and does not own any light water reactor fuel. 3, record 1, English, - light%20water%20reactor%20fuel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combustible eau légère
1, record 1, French, combustible%20eau%20l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- combustible des réacteurs à eau ordinaire 2, record 1, French, combustible%20des%20r%C3%A9acteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20ordinaire
masculine noun
- combustible des réacteurs à eau légère 3, record 1, French, combustible%20des%20r%C3%A9acteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le retraitement en France a dû faire face à de grandes évolutions des types de combustibles : passage du combustible graphite-gaz au combustible eau légère, prise en compte du combustible UO2-PuO2 rapide au MOX. 4, record 1, French, - combustible%20eau%20l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le combustible [des réacteurs à eau ordinaire] est de l'oxyde d'uranium enrichi ou du MOX, mélange d'oxydes d'uranium et de plutonium [...] 5, record 1, French, - combustible%20eau%20l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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