TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

TRITIUM CONTAMINATION [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2004-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Staff reported that ... MDS reported to the CNSC the discovery of tritium contamination in one of its buildings ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Pollution par radioactivité
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le personnel signale que [...] MDS a informé la CCSN de la découverte d'une contamination au tritium dans un de ses édifices [...]

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 1996-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Radioactive Contamination
CONT

A tritium extraction plant is under construction which will remove and stabilize the majority of the tritium from the heavy water used in the reactors, and thus indirectly reduce the amount of tritium contamination in the wastes. The immobilized tritium will be placed into disposal or recycled for use by industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Pollution par radioactivité
OBS

déchet contaminé en plutonium.

OBS

On trouve aussi l'expression «déchets tritiés». Voir la justification qui suit.

OBS

Certaines recherches portent sur le conditionnement des déchets de réacteur [...] mais l'effort majeur concerne les déchets de retraitement, notamment les déchets contaminés par des émetteurs alpha : déchets de gainage [...], résidus de dissolution [...], cendres d'incinérateur [...], déchets tritiés (immobilisation sous forme d'hydrite de zirconium), déchets solides venant notamment de la fabrication des combustibles mixtes U-Pu [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Contaminación por radioactividad
Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: