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EMPILEMENT GRAPHITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- graphite stack
1, record 1, English, graphite%20stack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Main Features of the RBMK-1500 Reactor … The core volume is dominated by a large cylindrical graphite stack. The graphite stack is located in a hermetically sealed cavity consisting of cylindrical walls and top and bottom metal plates. In the radial direction as well as above and below the reactor it is surrounded by the primary biological shield structures. 1, record 1, English, - graphite%20stack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- empilement de graphite
1, record 1, French, empilement%20de%20graphite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cœur d’un réacteur RBMK est constitué d’un empilement de graphite à axe vertical de 7 m de hauteur et de 11,8 m de diamètre. Cet empilement est traversé par des tubes de force dans lesquels sont placés des éléments combustibles ou des éléments absorbants ou des barres de contrôle. 1, record 1, French, - empilement%20de%20graphite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Réacteur RBMK.] L’empilement de graphite, de masse volumique 1,65 g/cm³, constitue le modérateur du cœur et les réflecteurs. Il se présente sous la forme d’un pseudocylindre à axe vertical de 13,6 m de diamètre et de 8 m de hauteur, constitué par 2 488 colonnes. Sa masse est de 1 700 t. Les colonnes sont constituées par l’empilement de blocs parallélépipédiques de section carrée […] et de 0,6 m de longueur. Le cœur proprement dit est formé par 2 044 colonnes. 1, record 1, French, - empilement%20de%20graphite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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