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Record 1 - external organization data 2000-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Transport of Goods
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Radioactive Contamination
DEF

... radioactive material that (a) meets the requirements for special form radioactive material ... (b) conforms to the configuration of a radioactive material specified in a certificate issued by the Board or an authorized officer ...

OBS

"Special form radioactive material" has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 142 of the IAEA Regulations. [Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
  • Pollution par radioactivité
DEF

[...] matière radioactive : a) qui satisfait aux exigences énumérées [...] b) qui est conforme à la configuration de la matière radioactive mentionnée dans un certificat délivré par la Commission ou un agent autorisé [...]

OBS

matière radioactive sous forme spéciale : S'entend au sens du paragraphe 142 du Règlement de l'AIEA. [Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires]

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Arkosic sandstone of late Precambrian age.

CONT

... the overall defining characteristic feature of Rondane is the rock from which it is built namely sparagmite, a sedimentary sandstone type which breaks by frost action into large blocks which further weather into smaller block and slabs.

OBS

sparagmite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche sédimentaire gréseuse d'origine glaciaire.

OBS

sparagmite : Nom local donné par le géologue norvégien J. Esmark, en 1829, à une roche sédimentaire détritique de la famille des grès. Dans la terminologie actuelle, elle correspond à une arkose grossière à conglomératique (éléments de taille supérieure à 2 mm), composée de quartz, de feldspath et de débris de roches, d'où son nom (sparagma, débris); ces éléments sont en général anguleux.

OBS

sparagmite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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