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CONTAMINATION CONTROL LINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A line established by competent authority identifying the area contaminated to a specific level of the contaminant of interest.

OBS

contamination control line: term and définition standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 2012, but not included in the 2013 version.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Ligne établie par une autorité compétente identifiant la zone contaminée à un niveau précis de contamination.

OBS

ligne de contrôle de contamination : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN dans la norme AAP-6 de 2012, mais non repris dans l'édition de 2013.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Línea establecida por la autoridad competente para identificar una zona contaminada con un nivel determinado.

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Record 2 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
CONT

The contamination control line marks the boundary between the contamination reduction zone [warm zone] and the support zone [cold zone] and separates the clean areas of the site from those areas used to decontaminate workers and equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)

Spanish

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