格納容器

Japanese

Kanji in this term
格	納	容	器
かく Grade: 5	のう Grade: 6	よう Grade: 5	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
格納容器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 格納 (kakunō, “storage”) +‎ 容器 (yōki, “container, vessel”).

Noun

格(かく)納(のう)容(よう)器(き) • (kakunō yōki) 

1. 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(かくのうようき)スプレー系(けい) (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(げんしろかくのうようき) (genshiro kakunō yōki): A nuclear reactor containment vessel or containment building.