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DESIGN-BASIS ACCIDENT [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2013-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Postulated accidents, or natural forces, and resulting conditions for which the confinement structure, systems, components and equipment must meet their functional goals.

CONT

Perform design basis accident analysis for CANDU reactors on heat transport, containment and moderator systems using state of the art computer codes.

OBS

design basis accident; DBA: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • design-basis accident

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Accident hypothétique à prendre en compte pour le dimensionnement des bâtiments, structures et équipements d'une installation nucléaire.

CONT

À l'aide de codes informatiques de pointe, réaliser l'analyse de la sûreté des réacteurs CANDU en ce qui touche le circuit primaire, l'enceinte et le circuit modérateur en fonction des accidents de référence.

OBS

accident de référence : Selon l'Arrêté du 30 novembre 1989 relatif à l'enrichissement de la terminologie de l'ingénierie nucléaire, ce terme est à éviter.

OBS

accident de dimensionnement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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