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TRANSURANIC WASTES [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

Waste contaminated with alpha-emitting radionuclides of atomic mass greater than 238. Such waste only occurs as part of low-level radioactive wastes (albeit in extremely small amounts) as a result of a minor failure of fuel containment in the operation of a CANDU reactor.

Key term(s)
  • transuranic wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

«déchets transuraniens» : Les éléments transuraniens sont les éléments avec une masse atomique supérieure à 238, soit celle de l'uranium. Les déchets dits à faible radioactivité ne contiennent des déchets transuraniens (en quantités infimes seulement) qu'en raison d'une défaillance mineure au niveau du confinement du combustible au cours du fonctionnement d'un réacteur CANDU.

Key term(s)
  • déchets transuraniens

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
Key term(s)
  • desechos transuránicos
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