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CONTAINMENT COMPONENT [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2008-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Special Packaging
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- containment system
1, record 1, English, containment%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- containment component 2, record 1, English, containment%20component
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the radioactive contents are in liquid form of a volume greater than 50 mL, the package shall contain absorbent material ... or shall include an inner containment component within which the contents are normally contained and an outer containment component, each containment component being designed to assure retention of the liquid contents within the outer containment component in the event of leakage from the inner containment component. 2, record 1, English, - containment%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Containment system" has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 121 of the IAEA Regulations. [Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations] 1, record 1, English, - containment%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Emballages spéciaux
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enveloppe de confinement
1, record 1, French, enveloppe%20de%20confinement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enceinte de confinement 2, record 1, French, enceinte%20de%20confinement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'un emballage de transport de matières visant à assurer le confinement des matières. 2, record 1, French, - enveloppe%20de%20confinement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le contenu radioactif du colis est sous forme liquide et d'un volume supérieur à 50 mL, le colis doit soit contenir une quantité suffisante de matière absorbante [...], soit comprendre une enveloppe de confinement intérieure dans laquelle le contenu est normalement retenu ainsi qu'une enveloppe de confinement extérieure, chaque enveloppe de confinement étant conçue pour retenir le liquide à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe extérieure en cas de fuite de l'enveloppe de confinement intérieure. 3, record 1, French, - enveloppe%20de%20confinement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enveloppe de confinement : S'entend au sens du paragraphe 121 du Règlement de l'AIEA. [Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires] 4, record 1, French, - enveloppe%20de%20confinement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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