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SELF-CONSUMPTION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

… in addition to the best in situ use of Plutonium (-15%) by "self-consumption" (i.e. in situ recycling) the estimated gains for this neutron design in relation to the environment are: a lower initial use (-17%) of natural uranium resources, a significant reduction of long lived radioactive waste produced by the fuel …

Key term(s)
  • self consumption

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
DEF

Recyclage in situ d’une substance atomique.

CONT

La manière la plus économique d'utiliser le plutonium est de le brûler in situ, là où il s’est formé. Nous venons de montrer comment l’ABWR [réacteur à eau bouillante de type avancé] permet de pousser l’autoconsommation du plutonium.

Key term(s)
  • auto-consommation

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

Production destined exclusively for consumption by those that generate it. In small agricultural groupings part of the total offer is retained by the producers for personal consumption, and part of it is sold in the market.

CONT

... all primary production is, in principle, included in total output, whether for own-account consumption, for barter, or for sale for money.

OBS

Definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Consommation finale de biens et services par leur producteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
DEF

Producción que va destinada exclusivamente al consumo de aquellos que la generan. En núcleos agrícolas pequeños parte de la oferta total se la quedan los productores para consumo propio, y parte sale a la venta en el mercado.

OBS

autoconsumo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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