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ASSEMBLAGE NUCLEAIRE NON DIVERGENT [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

An assembly containing a subcritical multiplying medium which is generally used in conjunction with an independent neutron source to determine the neutron characteristics of the multiplying medium. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

Six of these ... reactors are of the SLOWPOKE-2 type, designed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. The facility in Hamilton, Ontario, is a 5-megawatt, pool-type reactor, and the remaining two are subcritical assemblies.

OBS

subcritical assembly: term standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Assemblage contenant un milieu multiplicateur sous-critique, qui est généralement utilisé conjointement avec une source de neutrons indépendante, en vue de déterminer les caractéristiques neutroniques du milieu multiplicateur. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

Six de ces [...] réacteurs sont des SLOWPOKE-2 d'Énergie atomique du Canada limitée, celui de Hamilton est un réacteur piscine de 5 mégawatts et les deux autres sont des assemblages non divergents.

OBS

assemblage sous-critique : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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