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REACTEUR REFROIDISSEMENT GAZ [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gas-cooled reactor
1, record 1, English, gas%2Dcooled%20reactor
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GCR 2, record 1, English, GCR
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclear reactor in which the coolant is a gas, commonly air or carbon dioxide. 3, record 1, English, - gas%2Dcooled%20reactor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gas-cooled reactor; GCR: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - gas%2Dcooled%20reactor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réacteur à réfrigérant gazeux
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20gazeux
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réacteur refroidi au gaz 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20refroidi%20au%20gaz
correct, masculine noun
- réacteur à refroidissement au gaz 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20refroidissement%20au%20gaz
masculine noun
- réacteur refroidi par gaz 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20refroidi%20par%20gaz
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réacteur à réfrigérant gazeux : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20gazeux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réacteur à réfrigérant gazeux; réacteur refroidi par gaz : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20gazeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reactores nucleares de fisión
- Centrales nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reactor enfriado de gas
1, record 1, Spanish, reactor%20enfriado%20de%20gas
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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