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which are not required for postulated accident mitigation

English translation: that do not form part of accident damage limitation facilities for foreseeable accidents

17:14 Aug 11, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: which are not required for postulated accident mitigation
The IC isolation logic is similar to the logic for other piping systems which are not required for postulated accident mitigation and which penetrate the primary containment and are also connected to the reactor pressure vessel, such as the main steam lines and their associated main steam isolation valves (MSIVs).
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 15:24
Selected answer:that do not form part of accident damage limitation facilities for foreseeable accidents
Explanation:
That's how I understand the EN.

I think basically they're saying that we never thought these bits would be needed in the event of an accident scenario we hadn't even dreamt ot!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 14:24
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3 +5that do not form part of accident damage limitation facilities for foreseeable accidents
Tony M


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
that do not form part of accident damage limitation facilities for foreseeable accidents


Explanation:
That's how I understand the EN.

I think basically they're saying that we never thought these bits would be needed in the event of an accident scenario we hadn't even dreamt ot!

Tony M
France
Local time: 14:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Didier Fourcot: I understand "postulated" as envisioned in the accident scenarios of the design, and for which mitigation methods have been planned
29 mins
  -> Thanks, Didier! That's exactly how I see it too.
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yasutomo-san!
agree  Jörgen Slet
1 day 21 mins
  -> Thanks, Jörgen!
agree  Phong Le
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong Le!
agree  acetran
2 days 15 hrs
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