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PISCINA REFRIGERACION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spent fuel pool
1, record 1, English, spent%20fuel%20pool
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SFP 2, record 1, English, SFP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spent fuel storage pool 3, record 1, English, spent%20fuel%20storage%20pool
correct
- fuel storage pool 4, record 1, English, fuel%20storage%20pool
correct
- cooling pool 5, record 1, English, cooling%20pool
correct
- cooling pond 6, record 1, English, cooling%20pond
correct
- spent fuel pit 7, record 1, English, spent%20fuel%20pit
correct
- SFP 8, record 1, English, SFP
correct
- SFP 8, record 1, English, SFP
- fuel-cooling installation 9, record 1, English, fuel%2Dcooling%20installation
correct, standardized
- fuel cooling installation 10, record 1, English, fuel%20cooling%20installation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large container or cell, usually filled with water, in which spent nuclear fuel is set aside until its activity has decreased to a desired level. 9, record 1, English, - spent%20fuel%20pool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fuel-cooling installation: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 11, record 1, English, - spent%20fuel%20pool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
spent fuel pool;cooling pool; cooling pond; spent fuel pit: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 11, record 1, English, - spent%20fuel%20pool
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piscine de stockage de combustible
1, record 1, French, piscine%20de%20stockage%20de%20combustible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piscine de stockage 2, record 1, French, piscine%20de%20stockage
correct, feminine noun
- piscine d'entreposage 3, record 1, French, piscine%20d%27entreposage
correct, feminine noun
- piscine de désactivation 4, record 1, French, piscine%20de%20d%C3%A9sactivation
correct, feminine noun
- piscine de refroidissement 5, record 1, French, piscine%20de%20refroidissement
correct, feminine noun
- bassin de stockage 6, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20stockage
correct, masculine noun
- bassin de refroidissement 7, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20refroidissement
correct, masculine noun
- installation de refroidissement du combustible 8, record 1, French, installation%20de%20refroidissement%20du%20combustible
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand réservoir, ou cellule, généralement rempli d'eau, dans lequel le combustible nucléaire usé est entreposé jusqu'à ce que son activité ait décru jusqu'à un niveau souhaité. 9, record 1, French, - piscine%20de%20stockage%20de%20combustible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
installation de refroidissement du combustible : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 10, record 1, French, - piscine%20de%20stockage%20de%20combustible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
piscine de stockage; piscine de désactivation; piscine de refroidissement; bassin de stockage; bassin de refroidissement : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 10, record 1, French, - piscine%20de%20stockage%20de%20combustible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Centrales nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cisterna de enfriamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, cisterna%20de%20enfriamiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tanque de desactivación 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20desactivaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- piscina de desactivación 3, record 1, Spanish, piscina%20de%20desactivaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- piscina de refrigeración 2, record 1, Spanish, piscina%20de%20refrigeraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- pileta de almacenamiento del combustible agotado 4, record 1, Spanish, pileta%20de%20almacenamiento%20del%20combustible%20agotado
correct, feminine noun
- equipo de enfriamiento del combustible 5, record 1, Spanish, equipo%20de%20enfriamiento%20del%20combustible
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gran recipiente o célula, generalmente llena de agua, (o de sodio) en que se deposita el combustible nuclear utilizado, hasta que su radiactividad disminuya hasta un nivel deseado. 6, record 1, Spanish, - cisterna%20de%20enfriamiento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wet storage
1, record 2, English, wet%20storage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- water storage 2, record 2, English, water%20storage
- storage in a water-filled pool 3, record 2, English, storage%20in%20a%20water%2Dfilled%20pool
proposal
- storage in a water-filled bay 3, record 2, English, storage%20in%20a%20water%2Dfilled%20bay
proposal
- storage in a cooling pond 3, record 2, English, storage%20in%20a%20cooling%20pond
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An alternative to water storage is above-ground storage in large concrete canisters developed by researchers at AECL's Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment near Pinawa, Manitoba. These canisters are fortified with two sealed inner steel liners and cooled by convection. 2, record 2, English, - wet%20storage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Canada's nuclear power plants have been safely storing high-level nuclear waste ... in water-filled storage pools for the past 30 years. Water not only cools the bundles, it shields people from the radioactivity without becoming radioactive itself. 4, record 2, English, - wet%20storage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stockage en piscine
1, record 2, French, stockage%20en%20piscine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- stockage humide 2, record 2, French, stockage%20humide
masculine noun
- stockage en piscine de désactivation 3, record 2, French, stockage%20en%20piscine%20de%20d%C3%A9sactivation
proposal, masculine noun
- stockage en piscine de refroidissement 3, record 2, French, stockage%20en%20piscine%20de%20refroidissement
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une solution de rechange au stockage en piscine est le stockage en surface dans des silos en béton, renforcés par deux seaux d'étanchéité et refroidis par convection, mis au point par les chercheurs de l'Établissement de recherches nucléaires de Whiteshell. 1, record 2, French, - stockage%20en%20piscine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Combustible nucléaire irradié de réacteurs CANDU en stockage en piscines et à sec sur le site des centrales nucléaires canadiennes [...] 4, record 2, French, - stockage%20en%20piscine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- almacenamiento en agua
1, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20agua
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- almacenamiento en tanque de agua 1, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20tanque%20de%20agua
correct, masculine noun
- almacenamiento en pileta de agua 1, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20pileta%20de%20agua
correct, masculine noun
- almacenamiento en cisterna de enfriamiento 2, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20cisterna%20de%20enfriamiento
proposal, masculine noun
- almacenamiento en piscina de desactivación 2, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20piscina%20de%20desactivaci%C3%B3n
proposal, masculine noun
- almacenamiento en piscina de refrigeración 2, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20piscina%20de%20refrigeraci%C3%B3n
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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