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CIRCULATION LOSS [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2008-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

In the list, loss of a system includes, but is not limited to, loss of circulation, loss of cooling and loss of inventory.

Key term(s)
  • circulation loss

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Dans la liste qui suit, la perte d'un système comprend, sans toutefois s'y limiter, les pertes de circulation, les pertes de refroidissement et les pertes d'inventaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The escape of drilling fluid into a formation by the filtering action of porous rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
CONT

One of the problems frequently encountered is loss of drilling fluid (circulation loss) to the formation at permeable horizons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers

Spanish

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