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CONTAINMENT GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geological containment
1, record 1, English, geological%20containment
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- geological confinement 1, record 1, English, geological%20confinement
proposal
- containment in geological formations 1, record 1, English, containment%20in%20geological%20formations
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- confinement géologique
1, record 1, French, confinement%20g%C3%A9ologique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- confinement en formations géologiques 2, record 1, French, confinement%20en%20formations%20g%C3%A9ologiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Critères de choix des sites. [...] l'action des rayonnements ou de la chaleur dégagée par les déchets ne doit pas mettre en cause le confinement géologique, notamment en favorisant des réactions chimiques entre les roches et différentes barrières. 1, record 1, French, - confinement%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les études de R-D [Recherche et Développement] et notamment les recherches in-situ pour le confinement des déchets en formations géologiques et les analyses du comportement à long terme des dépôts sont [...] devenues des éléments essentiels du programme de l'AEN. 2, record 1, French, - confinement%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- confinamiento geológico
1, record 1, Spanish, confinamiento%20geol%C3%B3gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- confinamiento en formaciones geológicas 2, record 1, Spanish, confinamiento%20en%20formaciones%20geol%C3%B3gicas
correct, masculine noun
- contención geológica 3, record 1, Spanish, contenci%C3%B3n%20geol%C3%B3gica
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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