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PRESSURE-RETAINING BARRIER [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2010-02-19

English

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

"containment envelope" means structures and appurtenances which provide a pressure-retaining barrier to prevent or limit the escape of any radioactive matter that could be released from the fuel elements, as a result of a failure in a fuel cooling system.

French

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

«enceinte de confinement». Structures et installations connexes qui offrent une barrière de rétention de la pression pour empêcher ou limiter la libération de matières radioactives qui pourraient s'échapper des éléments combustibles après la défaillance d'un système de refroidissement du combustible.

Spanish

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