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NUCLEAR CRITICALITY [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2020-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuclear criticality safety
1, record 1, English, nuclear%20criticality%20safety
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NCS 2, record 1, English, NCS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Protection against the consequences of a criticality accident, preferably by prevention of the accident. 1, record 1, English, - nuclear%20criticality%20safety
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sûreté-criticité nucléaire
1, record 1, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SCN 2, record 1, French, SCN
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Protection contre les conséquences d'un accident de criticité, préférablement par évitement de l'accident. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nuclear criticality safety
1, record 2, English, nuclear%20criticality%20safety
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- NCS 2, record 2, English, NCS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- criticality safety 3, record 2, English, criticality%20safety
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuclear safety related to accidental criticality. 4, record 2, English, - nuclear%20criticality%20safety
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuclear criticality safety: designation and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 5, record 2, English, - nuclear%20criticality%20safety
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sûreté-criticité nucléaire
1, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SCN 2, record 2, French, SCN
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sûreté-criticité 3, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- sûreté criticité 4, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20criticit%C3%A9
feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sûreté nucléaire relative à un accident de criticité. 4, record 2, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sûreté criticité : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO en 1997. 5, record 2, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%2Dcriticit%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2011-10-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nuclear criticality
1, record 3, English, nuclear%20criticality
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- criticality 2, record 3, English, criticality
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a self-sustained chain process of nuclear fission that can be maintained without an additional source of neutrons. 3, record 3, English, - nuclear%20criticality
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[According to the Nuclear Security Regulations, nuclear criticality is] a self-sustaining chain reaction of nuclear fission. 1, record 3, English, - nuclear%20criticality
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- criticité
1, record 3, French, criticit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] processus en chaîne de fission nucléaire auto-entretenue qui peut être maintenu sans source additionnelle de neutrons. 2, record 3, French, - criticit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Selon le Règlement sur la sécurité nucléaire, le terme criticité décrit une] réaction en chaîne auto-entretenue de fission nucléaire. 3, record 3, French, - criticit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- criticality risk
1, record 4, English, criticality%20risk
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- nuclear criticality risk 1, record 4, English, nuclear%20criticality%20%20risk
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Criticality risk varies with the degree of enrichment in235U, the mass of enriched uranium, the presence of a moderator (such as water), and the geometry of the solid uranium mass. Sufficient masses of enriched uranium to create a criticality risk may be present in deposits internal to process equipment, or may accrue from waterborne transport of soluble uranium (either in the process equipment or during improper aqueous decontamination operations). 1, record 4, English, - criticality%20risk
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- risque de criticité
1, record 4, French, risque%20de%20criticit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour toute manipulation de substance radioactive contenant des nucléides fissiles, risque d’excursion critique, avec ses conséquences associées : intense rayonnement neutronique, et dégagement de chaleur. 1, record 4, French, - risque%20de%20criticit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2004-03-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Technical Committee for the Review of Nuclear Criticality Safety 1, record 5, English, Technical%20Committee%20for%20the%20Review%20of%20Nuclear%20Criticality%20Safety
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Technical Committee for the Review of Nuclear Criticality Safety
1, record 5, French, Technical%20Committee%20for%20the%20Review%20of%20Nuclear%20Criticality%20Safety
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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