格納容器
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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格 | 納 | 容 | 器 |
かく Grade: 5 | のう Grade: 6 | よう Grade: 5 | き Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 格納 (kakunō, “storage”) + 容器 (yōki, “container, vessel”).
Noun
格納容器 (hiragana かくのうようき, rōmaji kakunō yōki)
- A containment vessel, as in a nuclear reactor: a large container or containment building intended to isolate its contents from the outside.
Derived terms
- 格納容器スプレー系 (kakunō yōki supurē kei): A containment spray system, designed to cool and reduce pressure in a containment vessel.
- 原子炉格納容器 (genshiro kakunō yōki): A nuclear reactor containment vessel or containment building.