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POSTULATED INITIATING EVENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- postulated initiating event
1, record 1, English, postulated%20initiating%20event
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PIE 1, record 1, English, PIE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An event identified in the design as leading to either an anticipated operational occurrence or accident conditions. 1, record 1, English, - postulated%20initiating%20event
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] postulated initiating event is not necessarily an accident itself; rather it is the event that initiates a sequence that may lead to an operational occurrence, a design-basis accident, or a beyond-design-basis accident, depending on the additional failures that occur. 1, record 1, English, - postulated%20initiating%20event
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- événement initiateur hypothétique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20initiateur%20hypoth%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- EIH 1, record 1, French, EIH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- évènement initiateur hypothétique 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A8nement%20initiateur%20hypoth%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
- EIH 2, record 1, French, EIH
correct, masculine noun
- EIH 2, record 1, French, EIH
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Événement identifié dans la conception et entraînant soit un [incident de fonctionnement prévu], soit d'autres conditions d'accident. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20initiateur%20hypoth%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'EIH n'est pas nécessairement un accident en soi; il est plutôt l'initiateur d'une séquence susceptible de dégénérer en incident de fonctionnement, en accident de dimensionnement ou en accident hors dimensionnement, selon les défaillances supplémentaires qui surviennent. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20initiateur%20hypoth%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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