containment structure

collocation in English

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containment
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈteɪn.mənt/us
/kənˈteɪn.mənt/
the act of controlling or limiting something or ...
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structure
noun
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/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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A blast room includes three of the four components of a blast cabinet: thecontainmentstructure, the abrasive blasting system and the dust collector.
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The pressure vessel held when faced with a core meltdown and there was no breach of the power plant'scontainmentstructure.
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Thecontainmentstructureis modern and designed to withstand a very high level of punishment.
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However, the current emphasis on reactor safety means that any new design will likely have a strong reinforced concretecontainmentstructure.
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It is the case that when primary coolant escapes into thecontainmentstructure, certain noble gas nuclides become airborne, and subsequently decay into particulate nuclides.
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Microbes are dissolved in acontainmentstructureseparate from their cultivation vats, and then allowed to settle out.
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By using liquid salt as the coolant instead of pressurized water, acontainmentstructureonly slightly bigger than the reactor vessel can be used.
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At the bottom of the primarycontainmentstructure, 60 centimeters of water was found, instead of the 3 meters expected at that place.
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The truck has been slightly modified to be able to pump cooling water initially, then will later possibly to be used to pump concrete for any eventual permanentcontainmentstructure.
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First, it sought expanded containment structures that would both enhance and visibly limit its regional security role.
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Some believe a molten reactor core could actually penetrate the reactor pressure vessel andcontainmentstructureand burn downwards into the earth beneath, to the level of the groundwater.
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Because of their large size and stored energy, commercial reactors require a robustcontainmentstructure to prevent the release of radioactive material in the event of an emergency situation.
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The third group of reactors, which are of recent design, come closest to matching western standards and do have containment structures.
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Experimental reactors of that era were not required to have the same type of containment structures that shield modern nuclear reactors.
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Officially known as nozzle dam technicians, enter containment structures to work on the steam generators.
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For reactors to be decommissioned, access to the suppression chambers is vital for conducting repairs to the containment structures.
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