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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fuel stringer
1, record 1, English, fuel%20stringer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stringer of fuel elements 2, record 1, English, stringer%20of%20fuel%20elements
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A column of fuel assemblies and associated cladding and supporting components inserted into or removed from a reactor as a unit. 1, record 1, English, - fuel%20stringer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stringer of fuel elements: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - fuel%20stringer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colonne de combustible
1, record 1, French, colonne%20de%20combustible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colonne d'éléments combustibles 1, record 1, French, colonne%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20combustibles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colonne de combustible; colonne d’éléments combustibles : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire» et reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - colonne%20de%20combustible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dishing
1, record 2, English, dishing
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shallow cavity in one or both of the end faces of fuel pellets, intended to decrease the longitudinal expansion of the pellet column. 2, record 2, English, - dishing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dishing: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 2, English, - dishing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dishing: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 2, English, - dishing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- concavité
1, record 2, French, concavit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- évidement 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9videment
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité peu profonde sur une face ou sur les deux faces d’extrémité de pastilles de combustible, destinée à réduire la dilatation longitudinale de la colonne de pastilles. 3, record 2, French, - concavit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concavité : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO en 1997. 4, record 2, French, - concavit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
concavité : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 2, French, - concavit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fertile column
1, record 3, English, fertile%20column
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An improved breeder reactor fuel element including a tubular cladding hermetically sealed at each end by an end plug, one interior portion of the cladding defining a fuel plenum filled with a column of fissile material, and a column of fertile material arranged axially in tandem with the fissile column within the cladding, wherein the improvement comprises a cesium getter disposed between the fissile and fertile columns which is substantially effective at reactor operating temperatures to isolate the cesium generated by the fissile material from reacting with the fertile column. 1, record 3, English, - fertile%20column
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colonne fertile
1, record 3, French, colonne%20fertile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aiguille(crayon). Constituée d’une gaine d’acier austénitique au titane de diamètre extérieur 8, 5 mm, d’épaisseur 0, 56 mm et de longueur totale 2 700 mm fermée par deux bouchons, l'aiguille combustible contient :— les pastilles d’oxyde mixte UO2-PuO2 constituant la colonne fissile de 1 000 mm; — les pastilles d’UO2(appauvri) constituant les deux colonnes fertiles de 300 mm de part et d’autre de la colonne fissile […] 1, record 3, French, - colonne%20fertile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fuel column
1, record 4, English, fuel%20column
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the typical commercial water reactor, each fuel rod would … have eight plugs which would divide the fuel column into nine relatively isolated segments, thereby greatly reducing the debris deposit that can accumulate at any location within the rod. 1, record 4, English, - fuel%20column
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- colonne combustible
1, record 4, French, colonne%20combustible
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pastilles [de combustible] sont rangées en colonnes de façon à obtenir la longueur voulue de l'empilement(366 cm par exemple pour un REP [réacteur à eau sous pression] 900 Mwe [mégawatt électrique]) […] La colonne de pastille est introduite [dans les crayons], puis l'entretoise et le ressort de maintien. Enfin, le bouchon supérieur est serti, puis soudé. […] Le contrôle par rayons X permet de vérifier la conformité des objets présents à l'intérieur du crayon et la géométrie de la colonne combustible : absence d’intervalle entre pastilles, absence d’éclats. 1, record 4, French, - colonne%20combustible
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fissile column
1, record 5, English, fissile%20column
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pellet: a cylindrical fuel element, made from ceramic, a stack of which, inside the cladding tube, forms the fissile column (in a rod, or pin), in a reactor. Pellets are obtained, for most current reactors, through compaction of uranium oxide (UOX) powder, or mixed uranium and plutonium oxide (MOX) powder. 1, record 5, English, - fissile%20column
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- colonne fissile
1, record 5, French, colonne%20fissile
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aiguille(crayon). Constituée d’une gaine d’acier austénitique au titane de diamètre extérieur 8, 5 mm, d’épaisseur 0, 56 mm et de longueur totale 2 700 mm fermée par deux bouchons, l'aiguille combustible contient :— les pastilles d’oxyde mixte UO2-PuO2 constituant la colonne fissile de 1 000 mm; — les pastilles d’UO2(appauvri) constituant les deux colonnes fertiles de 300 mm de part et d’autre de la colonne fissile […] 1, record 5, French, - colonne%20fissile
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-11-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fuel cladding tube
1, record 6, English, fuel%20cladding%20tube
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- cladding tube 2, record 6, English, cladding%20tube
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the tube of material that houses the nuclear fuel pellets and provides the containment of radioactive species produced during fission. 2, record 6, English, - fuel%20cladding%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disclosed herein is a zirconium alloy nuclear fuel cladding tube for use in nuclear fuel rods of a nuclear reactor. The nuclear fuel cladding tube comprises an elongated hollow metal tube for accommodating a nuclear fuel and a metal oxide film formed on the outer surface of the metal tube wherein the metal is a zirconium alloy and the oxide film has a thickness of 0.5~3.7 µm. 1, record 6, English, - fuel%20cladding%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A fuel rod for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly includes a cladding tube and a plurality of fuel pellets contained in the tube and composed of fissile material, such as uranium dioxide, having a single enrichment of U-235. At least some of the fuel pellets have an annular configuration. Some of the annular fuel pellets have an annulus of a first size, whereas other ... annular fuel pellets have an annulus of a second size different from the first size. 3, record 6, English, - fuel%20cladding%20tube
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tube de gainage de combustible
1, record 6, French, tube%20de%20gainage%20de%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- tube de gainage 2, record 6, French, tube%20de%20gainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matériaux de gainage des réacteurs à eau [...] Concernant les tubes de gainage, ses principales fonctions sont de divers ordres : assurer le maintien de la colonne combustible; isoler le combustible du fluide caloporteur pour le protéger de son action corrosive; évacuer l'énergie; assurer le confinement des produits de fission. 2, record 6, French, - tube%20de%20gainage%20de%20combustible
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans un combustible pour réacteur à eau légère la matière fissile se présente sous forme de petits cylindres en oxyde d’uranium fritté dits «pastilles». Un certain nombre de ces pastilles est empilé dans un tube - dit tube de gainage ou gaine - scellé aux deux extrémités par des bouchons soudés afin d’isoler la matière fissile du milieu extérieur; cet ensemble forme ce qu’on appelle un crayon combustible. 2, record 6, French, - tube%20de%20gainage%20de%20combustible
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2010-04-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- radial heterogeneous core
1, record 7, English, radial%20heterogeneous%20core
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- radially heterogeneous core 2, record 7, English, radially%20heterogeneous%20core
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Experimental techniques for subcriticality measurement are … being investigated. … There are radial heterogeneous cores and axial ones. In the former, blanket fuel assemblies are arranged among the seed fuel assemblies, and are called the radial blanket. In the latter, the blanket fuel regions are inserted within the seed fuel regions in the seed fuel assemblies, and are called the internal blanket. 1, record 7, English, - radial%20heterogeneous%20core
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cœur hétérogène radial
1, record 7, French, c%26oelig%3Bur%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rog%C3%A8ne%20radial
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] différentes méthodes visant à réduire les conséquences de la vidange totale du caloporteur dans le concept de cœur EFR [European Fast Reactor] à combustible nitrure U-Pu-N sont évaluées; il s’agit de l'élaboration d’un cœur hétérogène radial, de la réduction de la hauteur de la colonne fissile et de l'introduction de modérateur dans le cœur. 1, record 7, French, - c%26oelig%3Bur%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rog%C3%A8ne%20radial
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-08-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hydrotreatment unit 1, record 8, English, hydrotreatment%20unit
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- hydrotreater unit 2, record 8, English, hydrotreater%20unit
correct
- hydrotreater 2, record 8, English, hydrotreater
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Within the hydrotreater units the hydrocarbon vapours react with the hydrogen at high pressure and high temperatures in the presence of a catalyst. 2, record 8, English, - hydrotreatment%20unit
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Heavy oils recovered at the base of the fractionating column can be returned to the reaction zone, used as supplementary fuel, sent to a hydrotreatment unit or sold as fuel. 1, record 8, English, - hydrotreatment%20unit
Record 8, Key term(s)
- hydro-treatment unit
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- unité d'hydro-traitement
1, record 8, French, unit%C3%A9%20d%27hydro%2Dtraitement
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- unité d'hydrotraitement 2, record 8, French, unit%C3%A9%20d%27hydrotraitement
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les unités d’hydrotraitement, elles [les vapeurs d’hydrocarbures] sont mises en réaction avec de l’hydrogène sous haute température et forte pression en présence d’un catalyseur 2, record 8, French, - unit%C3%A9%20d%27hydro%2Dtraitement
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les huiles lourdes récupérées à la base de la colonne de fractionnement peuvent être retournées à la zone de pyrolyse, utilisées comme combustible d’appoint, acheminées vers une unité d’hydro-traitement ou encore être vendues comme combustible. 1, record 8, French, - unit%C3%A9%20d%27hydro%2Dtraitement
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-05-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- effluent
1, record 9, English, effluent
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- column effluent 2, record 9, English, column%20effluent
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The gas emerging from a column or from a detector. 3, record 9, English, - effluent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 PHR
effluent hydrocarbon stream. 4, record 9, English, - effluent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 PHR
effluent was bubbled through the solution. 4, record 9, English, - effluent
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- effluent
1, record 9, French, effluent
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les effluents de la colonne chromatographique pénètrent dans une flamme dont le combustible(hydrogène) est prémélangé au gaz vecteur et dont le carburant(air) arrive extérieurement et alimente la combustion par diffusion. 2, record 9, French, - effluent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 PHR
coupe de l’effluent, dégazage de l’effluent, fractionnement de l’effluent, indice de réfraction de l’effluent, thermorégulation de l’effluent. 3, record 9, French, - effluent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 PHR
effluent conducteur. 3, record 9, French, - effluent
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1988-10-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Drying Equipment (Air Cond. and Heating)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Raymond flash dryer 1, record 10, English, Raymond%20flash%20dryer
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flash dryer: (operates) on the basis of simultaneously conveying and drying a wet solid in high velocity stream of hot gas. 2, record 10, English, - Raymond%20flash%20dryer
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Étuves et séchoirs (Cond. de l'air et chauffage)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- séchoir pneumatique Raymond
1, record 10, French, s%C3%A9choir%20pneumatique%20Raymond
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Séchage indépendant par mélange du type Flash Drying. [...] Il est [...] applicable aux combustibles solides [...] Le combustible passe dans une vis mélangeuse recevant une partie du produit sec. Le mélange est introduit par un émotteur [à cage Raymond] dans une colonne montante dans laquelle il est mis en contact avec les gaz chauds de séchage qui l'entraînent jusqu'au cyclone de séparation. 2, record 10, French, - s%C3%A9choir%20pneumatique%20Raymond
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"flash dryer" a pour équivalent français "séchoir pneumatique". 1, record 10, French, - s%C3%A9choir%20pneumatique%20Raymond
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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