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GEOMETRIE SURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Safe geometry system - a system whose dimensions and shape are such that a nuclear criticality event can not occur for any combination of values of system parameters including but not limited to moderation; reflection; or nuclide mass, concentration, or enrichment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Contrôle par la géométrie des milieux. Les dimensions et la forme des appareils sont choisies de sorte que les milieux fissiles restent sous-critiques pour une forme physico-chimique donnée des matières fissiles. La configuration est alors en géométrie sûre.

Spanish

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