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TRANSMUTATION [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transmutation
1, record 1, English, transmutation
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclear process in which one nuclide is transformed into the nuclide of a different element. 2, record 1, English, - transmutation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the longer-lived and highly toxic actinide fraction of radioactive waste, there appear to be only three basic management options: elimination of waste constituents by transmutation - the conversion to other, less undesirable isotopes by nuclear processes; transport off the Earth; and isolation from the human environment somewhere on Earth ... 3, record 1, English, - transmutation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transmutation: term officialized by the Canadian Committee for the Standardization of Nuclear Terminology. 4, record 1, English, - transmutation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transmutation
1, record 1, French, transmutation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation d'un élément en un autre. 2, record 1, French, - transmutation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthodes d'élimination définitive. [...] L'on envisage deux méthodes qui semblent [...] physiquement sinon économiquement possibles : soit la transmutation, soit l'évacuation spatiale. Transmutation, cela veut dire recyclage des déchets dans des réacteurs de façon à les transformer en déchets radioactifs de courte période qui ne posent pas les mêmes problèmes philosophiques pour le stockage. 3, record 1, French, - transmutation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] utiliser la transmutation pour réduire la concentration des radionucléides de longue durée de vie dans les déchets est une possibilité scientifique et technique [...] 4, record 1, French, - transmutation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transmutation : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie nucléaire. 5, record 1, French, - transmutation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transmutación
1, record 1, Spanish, transmutaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reacción nuclear en la que un núclido se transforma en el núclido de un elemento diferente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - transmutaci%C3%B3n
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