Petrol

Petrol

a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. A fossil fuel, it is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo intense heat and pressure.

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Slope mine

Energy; Coal

A mine that reaches the coal bed by means of an inclined opening.

Section conveyor

Energy; Coal

Underground mining equipment. A conveyor which connects the working face to the mainline conveyor.

Operable nuclear unit (foreign)

Energy; Coal

A nuclear generating unit outside the United States that generates electricity for a grid.

Quantity wires charge

Energy; Coal

A fee for moving electricity over the transmission and/or distribution system that is based on the quantity of electricity that is transmitted.

Slot

Energy; Coal

A physical position in a rack in a storage pool that is intended to be occupied by an intact assembly or equivalent (that is, a canister or an assembly skeleton).

Face drill

Energy; Coal

Underground mining equipment. Used in conventional mining to drill shot holes in the coalbed for explosive charges.

Operable nuclear unit (U.S.)

Energy; Coal

A U.S. nuclear generating unit that has completed low-power testing and is in possession of a full-power operating licence issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.