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Kontrollbereich

English translation: controlled zone, restricted area

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German term or phrase:Kontrollbereich
English translation:controlled zone, restricted area
Entered by: Norbert Hermann

17:50 Jan 8, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Kontrollbereich
From a paper on recent changes to the German Radiation Protection Ordinance:

"Schwangere durften bisher nicht im inneren Kontrollbereich von Reaktoren arbeiten."

I'm stuck on "control area", but it feels like a Germanism to me (maybe my brain is still suffering from the after-effects of the festive season). Does anyone know what we would say in this particular context?

Thank you.
PaLa
Germany
Local time: 09:40
controlled zone
Explanation:
weren't allowed to work in the inner part of the controlled zone

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Note added at 2003-01-08 17:56:26 (GMT)
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Ernst En-De says controlled area (nucl)

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Note added at 2003-01-08 17:57:52 (GMT)
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for inner you could say innermost

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Note added at 2003-01-08 20:37:08 (GMT)
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forget the inner/innermost

simply put

weren\'t allowed to work in the central part of the controlled zone
Selected response from:

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 08:40
Grading comment
Thank you, and thanks to all who replied. (I also used "hot zone", but unfortunately I can't divide the points.)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2controlled zone
Norbert Hermann
4 +1restricted area (zone)
gangels (X)
4hot zone
Edith Kelly
4working area
Anca Nitu
4heart/center of the control(led) zone
HansBecker


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
controlled zone


Explanation:
weren't allowed to work in the inner part of the controlled zone

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Note added at 2003-01-08 17:56:26 (GMT)
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Ernst En-De says controlled area (nucl)

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Note added at 2003-01-08 17:57:52 (GMT)
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for inner you could say innermost

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Note added at 2003-01-08 20:37:08 (GMT)
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forget the inner/innermost

simply put

weren\'t allowed to work in the central part of the controlled zone

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1977
Grading comment
Thank you, and thanks to all who replied. (I also used "hot zone", but unfortunately I can't divide the points.)

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agree  rapid
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agree  schnuppe
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hot zone


Explanation:
would be colloquial. This is subdivided into A,B,C or D or 1,2,3 or 4 depending on level.
A more neutral version might be guard zone.

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Note added at 2003-01-08 18:57:02 (GMT)
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I\'m not sure whether the innermost area is A or D resp. 1 or 4 .

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253
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working area


Explanation:
It seems a germanism to me

Anca Nitu
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 116
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heart/center of the control(led) zone


Explanation:
Nuclear reactor?

Pregnant women have not been allowed to work the heart of the reactor's controlled zone.

HansBecker
PRO pts in pair: 13
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
restricted area (zone)


Explanation:
the inner[most] restricted area

gangels (X)
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559

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agree  Norbert Hermann: is also correct
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