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NUCLEAR POWER DEMONSTRATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuclear power demonstration reactor
1, record 1, English, nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20reactor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NPD 2, record 1, English, NPD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- NPD Reactor 3, record 1, English, NPD%20Reactor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nuclear Power Demonstration reactor. This was the prototype CANDU reactor, and the first power reactor in Canada. It was located upstream of AECL's Chalk River laboratories, along the Ottawa River's south shore (i.e. in Ontario). The reactor had a maximum continuous output of 22 MWe gross (19.5 MWe net) ... The reactor was built as a joint AECL/Ontario Hydro/Canadian General Electric project, and was initially intended to use a vertically-fuelled pressure vessel reactor. The design was changed in 1957 to natural uranium fuel bundles in horizontal pressure tubes in unpressurized heavy water moderator, with on-line refuelling. These are hallmarks of the CANDU reactor. The reactor had 132 fuel channels (each fuel channel comprised a pressure tube inside a calandria tube) and the coolant leaving the channels was 7.2 MPa and 277°C. The main reactivity control was by adjusting the heavy-water moderator level, which could be rapidly dumped for fast shut down. NPD was finally shut down on May 5 1987, for economic reasons ... 4, record 1, English, - nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur NPD
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réacteur nucléaire de démonstration 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur nucléaire de démonstration : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2001-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- NPD reactor
1, record 2, English, NPD%20reactor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nuclear power demonstration reactor 2, record 2, English, nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20%20reactor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While AELC owns the NPD and Douglas Point reactors, it does not operate them. 1, record 2, English, - NPD%20reactor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réacteur NPD
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réacteur nucléaire de démonstration 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'EACL est propriétaire des réacteurs NPD et Douglas Point, mais elle ne les exploite pas. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur nucléaire de démonstration : extrait du Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire (1992) et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'OCDE. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20NPD
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 1997-12-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Power Stations
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- NPD generating station
1, record 3, English, NPD%20generating%20station
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- nuclear power demonstration generating station 2, record 3, English, nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20generating%20station
proposal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- centrale NPD
1, record 3, French, centrale%20NPD
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1984-10-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Nuclear Power Demonstration 1, record 4, English, Nuclear%20Power%20Demonstration
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Centrale expérimentale d'énergie atomique 1, record 4, French, Centrale%20exp%C3%A9rimentale%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20atomique
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nuclear power demonstration plant 1, record 5, English, nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20plant
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(NPD) dans l'Ont. 1, record 5, English, - nuclear%20power%20demonstration%20plant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- usine pilote de démonstration sur l'énergie nucléaire 1, record 5, French, usine%20pilote%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9nergie%20nucl%C3%A9aire
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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