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FUSIBLE SECURITE REACTEUR [1 record]

Record 1 2008-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A self-contained device designed to respond to excessive temperature or neutron flux density in a reactor and to act to reduce the reaction rate to a safe level.

OBS

The device may or may not contain stored energy to facilitate its operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Physique atomique
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Dispositif autonome destiné à intervenir lors d'une élévation excessive de la température ou de la densité de flux de neutrons dans un réacteur en agissant de façon à ramener le taux de réaction à un niveau assurant la sécurité.

OBS

Ce dispositif peut contenir ou ne pas contenir de l'énergie emmagasinée en vue d'en faciliter le fonctionnement.

Spanish

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