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XENON OSCILLATION [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

The redistribution of the power in [the] local regions of [a nuclear] reactor caused by redistribution of the Xe-135 poison.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Redéploiement de puissance dans certaines régions d’un réacteur nucléaire, engendrée par la redistribution du xénon 135.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Calculations show that these xenon oscillations (also called flux tilts) repeat themselves with a period of 15 to 30 hours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Des calculs montrent que ces oscillations du xénon (également appelées basculements du flux) se répètent dans une période de 15 à 30 heures.

Spanish

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