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ARGILE COUVERTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clay top cover
1, record 1, English, clay%20top%20cover
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- clay cap 2, record 1, English, clay%20cap
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On closure of sites, clay top covers and vegetation may be established. This reduces percolation of water through the waste, reduces radon emanation and eliminates the effect of wind erosion. 1, record 1, English, - clay%20top%20cover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Earthen cover systems may vary from relatively simple thick clay caps to more complex, multilayered caps employing alternating layers of such natural materials as clay, sand gravel, cobble, boulders, rip-rap, and topsoil as well as synthetic membranes. 2, record 1, English, - clay%20top%20cover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "earth cover", "engineered cap" and "multilayered cap" in TERMIUM. 3, record 1, English, - clay%20top%20cover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture superficielle d'argile
1, record 1, French, couverture%20superficielle%20d%27argile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour assurer la protection différée dans le cas des déchets de faibles et moyennes activités (FMA), on a choisi d'isoler les déchets de l'environnement dans un stockage de surface. L'isolement est réalisé par le conditionnement des déchets eux-mêmes et par les ouvrages du stockage et leur couverture. 2, record 1, French, - couverture%20superficielle%20d%27argile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On trouve aussi "argile de couverture", et "couche argileuse", qui sont des expressions voisines. Voir les justifications qui suivent. 3, record 1, French, - couverture%20superficielle%20d%27argile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Enfouissement à faible profondeur. [...] [des] contaminations se sont produites sur certains sites de stockage [...] : du plutonium a migré à travers l'argile de couverture. 4, record 1, French, - couverture%20superficielle%20d%27argile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
La figure 18 montre schématiquement l'exemple d'un stockage mixte tumulus sur monolithe. On y voit le réseau de canalisations enterrées qui ceinture chaque module de stockage et qui est destiné à contrôler l'efficacité des barrières et en particulier de la couche argileuse. 5, record 1, French, - couverture%20superficielle%20d%27argile
Record 1, Key term(s)
- argile de couverture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cobertura superficial de arcilla
1, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20superficial%20de%20arcilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cubierta superficial de arcilla 2, record 1, Spanish, cubierta%20superficial%20de%20arcilla
correct, feminine noun
- cubierta superior de arcilla 3, record 1, Spanish, cubierta%20superior%20de%20arcilla
feminine noun
- cobertura arcillosa 4, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20arcillosa
correct, feminine noun
- recubrimiento de arcilla 5, record 1, Spanish, recubrimiento%20de%20arcilla
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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