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Fusible plugs enhance the safety of liquid fluoride thorium reactors by preventing overheating of the reactor. In the event that a limit temperature is reached, a fusible plug placed at the bottom of the reactor melts, allowing the fluid reactor fuel to drain into underground storage tanks, preventing nuclear meltdown. [21]
A limber hole is a drain hole through a frame or other structural member of a boat designed to prevent water from accumulating against one side of the frame, and allowing it to drain toward the bilge. Limber holes are common in the bilges of wooden boats. The term may be extended to cover drain holes in floors.
The reason for this is that when the boat is level, the drain or other opening will always be above the waterline, and so water will only flow out. At sea, when the boat rolls in the waves, the opening may sometimes be below the waterline. If the seacock is open, water may flood the boat, causing it to sink. Sea valve at lower right
MOF – marine offloading facility; MOPO – matrix of permitted operations; MOPU – mobile offshore production unit (to describe jack-up production rig, or semi-submersible production rig, or floating production, or storage ship) MOT – materials/marine offloading terminal; MOV – motor operated valve; MPA – micropalaeo analysis report
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The grey area indicates the deck of the boat. A dorade box (also called a dorade vent , collector box , cowl vent , or simply a "ventilator") is a type of vent that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, and sea wash out.
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