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NUCLEAR-POWERED VESSEL [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
CONT

A nuclear-powered vessel (NPV) is a ship or submarine that is powered by a nuclear reactor. This allows NPVs to operate at sea for much longer periods than conventionally powered vessels.

CONT

Initially, the major powers continued to build diesel-electric submarines alongside nuclear vessels, but some later gave in to the expense of maintaining two categories of submarine in parallel.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear powered vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
CONT

Dans le cas des incidents impliquant des navires à propulsion nucléaire (NPN) appartenant aux forces armées étrangères et se trouvant dans les ports canadiens, le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes (MDN/FC) agira en tant qu'autorité canadienne responsable sur le site.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
Key term(s)
  • nuclear powered merchant vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Maritime Law
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

... a ship fitted with a nuclear power plant.

CONT

Although Canada has no mobile nuclear installations, the Act covers nuclear installations which may be mobile, such as nuclear-powered ships.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear propelled ship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Droit maritime
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Navire pourvu d'une source d'énergie nucléaire.

CONT

Bien que le Canada ne dispose d'aucune installation nucléaire mobile, la Loi couvre certaines installations nucléaires pouvant être mobiles, telles que les navires propulsés par un réacteur nucléaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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