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CONTENCION SEGURIDAD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Radioactive Contamination
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe containment
1, record 1, English, safe%20containment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
safe containment: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - safe%20containment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution par radioactivité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enceinte de confinement
1, record 1, French, enceinte%20de%20confinement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enceinte destinée à assurer le confinement des matières radioactives. 2, record 1, French, - enceinte%20de%20confinement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «enceinte de confinement» se rapporte aussi, dans le domaine de la sûreté des installations nucléaires, à un bâtiment fermé entourant entièrement le réacteur et destiné à assurer le confinement des matières radioactives, même en cas d'accident du réacteur. L'équivalent anglais est, dans ce cas, «containment». 3, record 1, French, - enceinte%20de%20confinement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
enceinte de confinement : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - enceinte%20de%20confinement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
- Medidas contra la contaminación
- Contaminación por radioactividad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contención de seguridad
1, record 1, Spanish, contenci%C3%B3n%20de%20seguridad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- contención segura 2, record 1, Spanish, contenci%C3%B3n%20segura
feminine noun
- confinamiento seguro 3, record 1, Spanish, confinamiento%20seguro
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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