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INCIPIENT FAILURE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2002-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Mining Operations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Every licensee shall forthwith report to the Board ... information revealing abnormal degradation, weakening or incipient failure of any component or system, the failure of which could constitute or contribute to a significant risk to health and safety or have a significant effect on the environment.

OBS

We can also find "incipient failure" in the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations, May 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Exploitation minière
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le titulaire de permis fait rapport immédiatement à la Commission [...] de tout renseignement révélant l'existence de dégradation anormale, d'affaiblissement ou de début de défaillance de tout composant ou système dont la défaillance pourrait représenter ou entraîner un risque grave pour la santé ou la sécurité ou de sérieuses répercussions sur l'environnement.

OBS

On retrouve aussi «début de défaillance» dans le Règlement général sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires (mai 2000).

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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