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Record 1 - external organization data 1994-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Failure resulting in the opening of the instrumented pressure relief valves of the reactor main coolant system + failure of the relief valves on the blowdown tank to reclose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Défaillance entraînant l'ouverture de soupapes de sûreté instrumentées, du système caloporteur primaire du réacteur + défaillance des soupapes de sûreté du réservoir de vidange à se refermer.

Spanish

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