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Record 1 - external organization data 2002-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Pollution
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

"LSA-I material" means (a) ores containing naturally occurring radionuclides ...; (b) radioactive material for which the A2 value is unlimited ...; (c) unirradiated thorium concentrate or unirradiated natural or depleted uranium concentrates; or (d) mill tailings, contaminated earth, concrete, rubble, other debris and activated materials in which the radioactive material is essentially uniformly distributed and the average specific activity does not exceed 10-6 A2/g.

OBS

Regulation cited: Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution du sol
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

matière FAS-I : Selon le cas : a) minerais contenant des radionucléides naturels [...] b) matières radioactives [...] c) concentrés de thorium non irradié ou concentré d'uranium naturel ou appauvri non irradié; d) résidus miniers, terre contaminée, béton, gravas, autres débris et matières activées dans lesquels les matières radioactives sont pour l'essentiel réparties uniformément et dont l' activité spécifique moyenne ne dépasse pas 10-6 A2/g.

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires.

Spanish

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