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URANIUM TAILINGS [2 records]

Record 1 2001-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Wastes
  • Nuclear Power Stations
OBS

tailings: term rarely used in the singular (tailing).

Key term(s)
  • uranium mill tailing
  • uranium tailing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets miniers
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

Déchets d'uranium qui se présentent comme un sable grisâtre très fin.

OBS

résidus; crassiers : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (résidu, crassier).

Key term(s)
  • résidu de traitement de l'uranium
  • résidu du broyage du minerai d'uranium
  • résidu de broyage d'uranium
  • crassier

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escombros mineros
  • Centrales nucleares
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Record 2 - external organization data 1999-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Wastes
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

A facility for the disposal of radioactive prescribed substances, other than uranium tailings that result from mining activities and irradiated nuclear fuel ...

OBS

See also "tailings" and "dead ground".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets miniers
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

[...] les résidus de l'extraction minière de l'uranium, ou stériles, et surtout du traitement des minerais, constituent eux aussi, par leur volume et leur nature, un cas particulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escombros mineros
  • Centrales nucleares
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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