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CONTENEUR MODULAIRE BETON SURFACE SOL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aboveground modular concrete canister
1, record 1, English, aboveground%20modular%20concrete%20canister
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aboveground modular concrete silo 2, record 1, English, aboveground%20modular%20concrete%20silo
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quadricells - These are aboveground structures consisting of four cells in double-walled concrete. They are used primarily to store resins and occasionally to store highly active core components. These can be viewed as aboveground modular concrete canisters. 1, record 1, English, - aboveground%20modular%20concrete%20canister
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "modular concrete canister disposal (facility), "storage canister" and "concrete canister". 2, record 1, English, - aboveground%20modular%20concrete%20canister
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silo de stockage en surface modulaire en béton
1, record 1, French, silo%20de%20stockage%20en%20surface%20modulaire%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conteneur modulaire en béton à la surface du sol 2, record 1, French, conteneur%20modulaire%20en%20b%C3%A9ton%20%C3%A0%20la%20surface%20du%20sol
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contenedor modular de concreto en superficie
1, record 1, Spanish, contenedor%20modular%20de%20concreto%20en%20superficie
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- contenedor modular de hormigón superficial 1, record 1, Spanish, contenedor%20modular%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20superficial
masculine noun
- contenedor modular superficial de hormigón 2, record 1, Spanish, contenedor%20modular%20superficial%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- contenedor modular de hormigón en superficie 2, record 1, Spanish, contenedor%20modular%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20en%20superficie
masculine noun
- cápsula de hormigón para el almacenamiento en la superficie 3, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1psula%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20para%20el%20almacenamiento%20en%20la%20superficie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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