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SERIOUS PROCESS SYSTEM FAILURE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2000-08-08

English

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

... a failure of equipment or procedures or an operator error: (a) that led to a "significant fuel failure" or to a "significant release" from the facility, or (b) that could have led to a "significant fuel failure" and a "significant release" in the absence of action by any "special safety system".

French

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

Défaillance du matériel ou des procédures ou erreur de l'opérateur qui : a) soit a entraîné une «défaillance grave de combustible» ou un «rejet important» hors de l'installation; b) soit aurait pu entraîner une «défaillance grave de combustible» et un «rejet important» si un «système spécial de sûreté» ne s'était pas déclenché.

Spanish

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