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GAZ COUVERTURE [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

The helium gas used to fill the space above the moderator [of the CANDU reactor] [and] to transport volatile D2 gas formed by radiolytic disassociation and recombine it with oxygen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

Gaz hélium qui remplit l'espace au-dessus du modérateur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
DEF

Gas which is in a layer located above oil in an underground reservoir.

Key term(s)
  • gas cap gas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés

Spanish

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