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BLOW-DOWN SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A system to relieve pressure in the reactor vessel of a boiling water reactor by blowing steam from the reactor vessel to the dry-well and/or wet-well.

OBS

blowdown system: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • blow-down system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Système destiné à réduire la pression dans la cuve du réacteur d'un réacteur à eau bouillante par expulsion de vapeur de la cuve vers le volume d'expansion et/ou le volume de condensation.

OBS

système de détente : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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