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SAFETY ELEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A control member which, singly or in concert with others, provides a reserve of negative reactivity for the purpose of emergency shutdown of a reactor.

OBS

safety member; safety element: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Élément de commande qui, seul ou de concert avec d'autres, fournit une réserve de réactivité négative pour le cas d'un arrêt d'urgence d'un réacteur.

OBS

élément de sécurité : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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