Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tranche nucléaire
English translation:
nuclear unit
Added to glossary by
Mike Higgins
Nov 26, 2006 12:09
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
tranche nucléaire
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Nuclear Eng/Sci
This seems to mean the same as centrale nucléaire, could it mean 'reactor', given that it is used in the context of a header row in a table giving the names of individual reactors...
This document talks about electricity generation, which is not my specialist field, but only in passing, that's why I'm lacking in vocab!
This document talks about electricity generation, which is not my specialist field, but only in passing, that's why I'm lacking in vocab!
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I found this in the Grand dictionnaire terminologique, and it would seem to fit your context quite nicely.
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-11-26 12:18:43 GMT)
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Definition from the GDT entry:
"Unité autonome de production comportant trois ensembles : le réacteur, le groupe des turbo-alternateurs et le génie civil."
So it's definitely not a reactor, but a reactor can form part of a nuclear unit.
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-11-26 12:18:43 GMT)
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Definition from the GDT entry:
"Unité autonome de production comportant trois ensembles : le réacteur, le groupe des turbo-alternateurs et le génie civil."
So it's definitely not a reactor, but a reactor can form part of a nuclear unit.
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