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Record 1 - external organization data 2001-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Refinery Waste. In the past, wastes from refineries and conversion facilities were managed by means of direct in-ground burial. This practice has been discontinued.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

La Direction de la réglementation du cycle du combustible et des matières nucléaires s'occupe des mines, des usines de concentration, des raffineries et des usines de conversion d'uranium [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
DEF

Plant (except for mines or ore dressing plants) in which unirradiated nuclear material or irradiated nuclear material with the fission products separated is processed by modification of its chemical or physical forms to facilitate its further use or processing. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

The term comprises the storage facility of the plant and the analytical departments, but not a plant for isotope separation of nuclear material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
DEF

Installation (hors du domaine de l'industrie minière) dans laquelle des matières nucléaires non irradiées ou des matières nucléaires irradiées séparées des produits de fission sont traitées par modification de leurs formes chimiques ou physiques pour faciliter une utilisation ou un traitement ultérieurs. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Ce terme couvre le stockage propre à l'usine et les services d'analyse, mais non une installation pour la séparation isotopique de matières nucléaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales nucleares
  • Física atómica
  • Física nuclear
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Record 3 1985-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Treatment of Wood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Traitement des bois
CONT

L'exploitation de matière ligneuse en vue de la récupération des branches et houppiers dans un centre de façonnage conçu à cette fin entraîne nécessairement un changement de méthode d'exploitation.

Spanish

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