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EAU PYROLYTIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pebble bed modular reactor
1, record 1, English, pebble%20bed%20modular%20reactor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PBMR 1, record 1, English, PBMR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A particular design of pebble bed reactor [that] is fueled and moderated by fuel spheres each containing TRISO coated oxide fuel grains and a surrounding hollow sphere of graphite moderator. 1, record 1, English, - pebble%20bed%20modular%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These are stacked in a close packed lattice and cooled by helium, which is used to drive a turbine directly, or may be used to provide process heat for the production of hydrogen fuel. The PBMR is modular in that only small to mid-sized units [are] designed ... 1, record 1, English, - pebble%20bed%20modular%20reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur modulaire à lit de boulets
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20modulaire%20%C3%A0%20lit%20de%20boulets
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réacteur à haute température refroidi au gaz de quelque 160 MW fondé sur un développement allemand [...] 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20modulaire%20%C3%A0%20lit%20de%20boulets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour modérer la réaction en chaîne, il utilise du graphite pyrolytique à la place de l'eau. Pour refroidir le réacteur, il utilise un gaz semi-inerte tel que l'hélium, l'azote ou le dioxyde de carbone qui est porté à très haute température puis actionne directement une turbine. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20modulaire%20%C3%A0%20lit%20de%20boulets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le combustible du PBMR est confiné dans des billes de graphite de la grandeur d’une boule de billard. Une fusion du cœur est impossible pour des raisons de physique. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20modulaire%20%C3%A0%20lit%20de%20boulets
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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