containment vessel

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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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vessel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈves.əl/us
/ˈves.əl/
formal
a large boat or ...
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(Definition ofcontainmentandvesselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This index-corrected glycerine is then used both in the tank and in the external rectangularcontainmentvessel.
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The core was surrounded by a heavy concrete shield which also served as a secondarycontainmentvessel.
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In addition, the reactor'scontainmentvesselis leaking large amounts of water into the basement.
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The steam explosion resulting from such sudden corium-water contact can disperse the materials and form projectiles that may damage thecontainmentvesselby impact.
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This scenario means it will take a long time to find the problems in thecontainmentvessel.
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Avoidance of the necessity of acontainmentvesselprevents contamination of the silicon.
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The 50ft m longcontainmentvesselhouses the pressurized-water reactor, the primary coolant loop and the steam generator.
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On an adhesion railway, most locomotives will have a sandcontainmentvessel.
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However, this explosion also compromised more of the reactorcontainmentvesseland ejected superheated lumps of graphite moderator.
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The photos showed parts of the walls and pipes inside thecontainmentvessel.
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Beyond the inner wall of thecontainmentvesselone of several test blanket modules will be placed.
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Hydrogen is found at concentrations of 61 to 63 percent in pipes connected to the reactor 1containmentvessel.
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The lower half of thecontainmentvesselis shielded by a 4ft m concrete barrier.
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Thecontainmentvesselwas not occupied under operational conditions, but could be accessed within 30 minutes of reactor shut-down.
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Nora's condition begins to rapidly deteriorate due to a submarine accidentally emerging from underwater directly underneath them, shattering hercontainmentvessel.
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The burning graphite moderator increased the emission of radioactive particles, carried by the smoke, as the reactor had not been encased by any kind of hardcontainmentvessel.
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Angular forces may cause portions of a metal flywheel to bend outward and begin dragging on the outercontainmentvessel, or to separate completely and bounce randomly around the interior.
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The temperature near thecontainmentvesselis very high, because of this the gauge did not function properly: the water inside the tubes of the gauge was evaporated.
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Thecontainmentvesselis subjected to a barrage of very energetic particles, where electrons, ions, photons, alpha particles, and neutrons constantly bombard it and degrade the structure.
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The photos showed parts of the walls and pipes inside thecontainmentvessel, but they were unclear and blurred, most likely due to water vapors and the radiation inside.
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