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Record 1 2023-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

An accident less frequent and potentially more severe than a design-basis accident.

OBS

For a reactor facility, a beyond-design-basis accident may or may not involve fuel degradation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Accident moins fréquent mais plus grave qu'un accident de dimensionnement.

OBS

Dans une installation dotée de réacteurs, un accident hors dimensionnement peut entraîner ou non la détérioration du combustible.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

There are numerous higher-order aberrations, of which only spherical aberration, coma and trefoil are of clinical interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
CONT

[...] aberrations de haut degré (coma, trefoil, défaut d'alignement, de sphéricité périphérique et autres imperfections optiques).

Spanish

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