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Record 1 1993-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
DEF

...the minimum level to which reactor power can be quickly lowered and held following steady-state full power operation and not have the reactor subsequently become subcritical due to build-up of excess fission product poisons.

OBS

Term standardized by the CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
DEF

niveau minimal auquel il est possible de ramener rapidement et de maintenir la puissance du réacteur à la suite d'un fonctionnement à pleine puissance en régime constant sans que le réacteur ne devienne en condition sous-critique en raison de l'accumulation des poisons des produits de fission en excès.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Medical Imaging
DEF

The quotient of the sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by indirectly ionizing particles in a suitably small element of volume of a given substance and the mass of the matter in that volume element.

OBS

The name "kerma" is derived from kinetic energy released in matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Imagerie médicale
DEF

Quotient de la somme des énergies cinétiques initiales de toutes les particules chargées libérées par des particules indirectement ionisantes dans un élément de volume convenablement petit d'une substance donnée par la masse de matière contenue dans cet élément de volume.

OBS

Le nom «kerma» vient de «kinetic energy released in matter».

Spanish

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