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DEPLETED URANIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- depleted uranium
1, record 1, English, depleted%20uranium
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DU 2, record 1, English, DU
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A by-product of uranium enrichment. 3, record 1, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
DU is mildly radioactive, about 60% less radioactive than natural uranium. 3, record 1, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
depleted uranium; DU: designations standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- uranium appauvri
1, record 1, French, uranium%20appauvri
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- UA 2, record 1, French, UA
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous-produit de l'enrichissement de l'uranium. 3, record 1, French, - uranium%20appauvri
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il est peu radioactif et environ 60 % moins radioactif que l'uranium naturel. 3, record 1, French, - uranium%20appauvri
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
uranium appauvri; UA : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - uranium%20appauvri
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- depleted uranium
1, record 2, English, depleted%20uranium
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uranium having less than the natural content of the easily fissionable uranium-235, e.g. the residue from an enrichment plant or some reactors. 2, record 2, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depleted uranium consists of little else but the heavier isotope238U, and it has certain specialized applications such as for calorimetry in high-energy particle physics and for making armour-piercing shells. 3, record 2, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Use: Balance weights for aircraft, high-speed rotors in gyro-compasses, gamma-radiation shielding, radio-isotope transportation casks, and fuel element transfer casks, in general as structural material applicable to radiation shielding. 4, record 2, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
depleted uranium: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 2, English, - depleted%20uranium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- uranium appauvri
1, record 2, French, uranium%20appauvri
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uranium dans lequel la proportion de l'isotope 235 est inférieure à celle de l'uranium naturel, soit 0,72 %. 2, record 2, French, - uranium%20appauvri
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'entend au sens du paragraphe 150 du Règlement de l'AIEA. [Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires] 3, record 2, French, - uranium%20appauvri
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
uranium appauvri : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - uranium%20appauvri
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- uranio empobrecido
1, record 2, Spanish, uranio%20empobrecido
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- uranio agotado 2, record 2, Spanish, uranio%20agotado
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se denomina empobrecido el uranio cuya concentración en uranio 235, única materia fisible que contiene, es inferior a la existente en estado natural. 3, record 2, Spanish, - uranio%20empobrecido
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