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AUTO-ENFOUISSEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1979-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

[One] method [of disposing of liquid radioactive wastes] (...) may permit placing wastes at a greater depth with an almost immediate and permanent isolation from the surface environment: This is the rock-melting-capsule concept, utilizing the decay heat from waste capsules to melt rock and descend by gravity for self-burial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Mesures antipollution
CONT

Beaucoup [de] solutions pour le stockage définitif ont été étudiées. Certains ont proposé qu'il ait lieu sur le sel marin lui-même (...) Certains pensent même qu'on pourrait imaginer un "auto-enfouissement" des déchets, les conteneurs s'enfonçant dans le sol sous le seul effet de leur poids et grâce aux effets de la chaleur qu'ils dégagent...

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