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UFE [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
CONT

Research reactors in Canada use highly enriched uranium (HEU) or low-enriched uranium (LEU) as fuel.

OBS

low-enriched uranium; LEU: designations standardized by NATO.

OBS

low-enriched uranium; LEU; slightly enriched uranium: designations extracted from the "Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Les réacteurs de recherche au Canada utilisent de l'uranium hautement enrichi(UHE) ou de l'uranium faiblement enrichi(UFE) comme combustible.

OBS

uranium faiblement enrichi; UFE : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

uranium faiblement enrichi; UFE : désignations extraites du «Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire» et reproduites avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia y tecnología nucleares
  • Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
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Record 2 - external organization data 2007-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

GE Canada proposes to manufacture LEU [low enriched uranium] fuel bundles of enrichment of less than 5% U-235 by weight, using uranium dioxide pellets manufactured in North Carolina.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

GE Canada a proposé de fabriquer des grappes de combustible d’uranium faiblement enrichi(UFE), dont la proportion d’uranium 235 est inférieure à 5 % en poids, à partir de pastilles de dioxyde d’uranium fabriquées en Caroline du Nord.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2007-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The project includes the addition of new equipment to support an LEU [low enriched uranium] manufacturing line, including an LEU pellet receipt area, an LEU fuel bundle production area, and an LEU fuel bundle storage area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le projet comprend l'ajout de nouveaux équipements qui seront intégrés à la chaîne de fabrication d’UFE [uranium faiblement enrichi], y compris une zone de réception des pastilles d’UFE, une zone de production des grappes de combustible UFE et une zone de stockage des grappes de combustible UFE.

Spanish

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