Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
chaudières nucléaires embarquées
English translation:
onboard nuclear power plants
Added to glossary by
coquis
May 7, 2008 14:13
16 yrs ago
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French term
chaudières nucléaires embarquées
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
"La simulation de chaudières embarquées présente toutefois de fortes spécificités : taille plus réduite, compacité, contexte d’utilisation – la disponibilité est vitale –conduite caractérisée par des variations de marche très brutales, pour les besoins de la propulsion."
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | onboard nuclear power plants |
Michael GREEN
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| 3 +2 | naval reactors |
Colin Rowe
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| 3 +1 | onboard nuclear steam supply system |
Philippe Etienne
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Proposed translations
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onboard nuclear power plants
To get things started ...
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-05-07 14:26:12 GMT)
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Or "onbaord nuclear reactor" - as in nuclear subs : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_marine_propulsion
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-05-07 14:26:12 GMT)
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Or "onbaord nuclear reactor" - as in nuclear subs : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_marine_propulsion
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Peer comment(s):
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chris collister
: Not necessarily steam - closed cycle helium is used in subs, I believe, which calls for interesting tubine design
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Thanks chris - I think your comment was intended for Philippe - but I am totally ignorant about the design of these things !
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
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Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
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naval reactors
or "shipboard/onboard nuclear reactors"
Peer comment(s):
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Michael GREEN
: Posted my second note before seeing yours - I think "onboard nuclear reactors" is probably more current/ since we don't know if these units are for ships, spacecraft or supermarket trolleys, I think "onboard" is the best choice. / patent pending ;)
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Many thanks!/Wow, a nuclear-powered shopping trolley... that I've got to see! ;-)
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Claire Cox
: Yes, either of these would be fine
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Thanks!
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Philippe Etienne
Spain
Spain
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Specializes in field
Spain
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
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French term (edited):
chaudière nucléaire embarquée
onboard nuclear steam supply system
ou NSSS. Framatome dans contexte centrales EDF.
Il est possible que la termino nucléaire de production d'électricité s'applique à la propulsion
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-07 15:15:29 GMT)
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From Chris' Agree note above, if turbines are fed with some other fluid/gas than steam in subs, then I am wrong. I don't know about nuclear propulsion and mirrored what i know about nuclear power generation.
It didn't occur to me that an onboard plant design must be very different from a pressurised water reactor design!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-05-08 13:16:37 GMT)
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The Russian, U.S. and British navies rely on steam turbine propulsion, while the French and Chinese use the turbine to generate electricity for propulsion (turbo-electric propulsion).
From wikipedia's link from Michael, it seems that steam turbines/turbine generators are used, so NSSS makes sense in propulsion context
Il est possible que la termino nucléaire de production d'électricité s'applique à la propulsion
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-07 15:15:29 GMT)
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From Chris' Agree note above, if turbines are fed with some other fluid/gas than steam in subs, then I am wrong. I don't know about nuclear propulsion and mirrored what i know about nuclear power generation.
It didn't occur to me that an onboard plant design must be very different from a pressurised water reactor design!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-05-08 13:16:37 GMT)
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The Russian, U.S. and British navies rely on steam turbine propulsion, while the French and Chinese use the turbine to generate electricity for propulsion (turbo-electric propulsion).
From wikipedia's link from Michael, it seems that steam turbines/turbine generators are used, so NSSS makes sense in propulsion context
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: Suitably naval. Close to 800 ghits for "ship" + "nuclear steam supply system".
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thanks Bourth, altho' I'm not sure that mobile plant designs can mimic that of PWR facilities. However, the secondary fluid seems to remain steam
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