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LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTE [2 records]

Record 1 2019-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Liquid radioactive waste generated on campus may be disposed of through laboratory sinks if certain regulatory and university conditions are met.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • liquid radioactive wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

Les déchets radioactifs liquides des isotopes suivants : 14C, 51Cr, 3H, 125I, 32P, 33P, 35S et 86Rb sont accumulés sous forme liquide par les utilisateurs dans des contenants de 4 ou 20 litres en polyéthylene haute densité (HDPE).

Key term(s)
  • déchet radioactif liquide

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
Key term(s)
  • desechos líquidos
  • desechos radiactivos líquidos
  • residuos líquidos
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Record 2 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Radioprotection
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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