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TANQUE CONCRETO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concrete canister
1, record 1, English, concrete%20canister
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- concrete silo 2, record 1, English, concrete%20silo
- concrete storage canister 3, record 1, English, concrete%20storage%20canister
proposal
- concrete storage silo 3, record 1, English, concrete%20storage%20silo
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An alternative to water storage is above-ground storage in large concrete canisters developed by researchers at AECL's Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment near Pinawa, Manitoba. These canisters are fortified with two sealed inner steel liners and cooled by convection. 1, record 1, English, - concrete%20canister
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Finland has ... proposed a design based on the large cavern concept. This conceptual configuration consists of large vertical disposal caverns in which concrete silos would be built. The silos are lined with steel and/or shotcrete. 2, record 1, English, - concrete%20canister
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The repository will consist of concrete silos each having a holding capacity of 15000 m³. Concrete silos (53 m in height) are to be constructed inside rock caverns and are subdivided into vertical cells which will be filled from the top and covered with a layer of concrete. 2, record 1, English, - concrete%20canister
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "modular concrete canister (disposal) (facility)". 3, record 1, English, - concrete%20canister
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silo en béton
1, record 1, French, silo%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- silo de stockage en béton 2, record 1, French, silo%20de%20stockage%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une solution de rechange au stockage en piscine est le stockage en surface dans des silos en béton, renforcés par deux seaux d'étanchéité et refroidis par convection, mis au point par les chercheurs de l'Établissement de recherches nucléaires de Whiteshell. 3, record 1, French, - silo%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contenedor de concreto
1, record 1, Spanish, contenedor%20de%20concreto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tanque de concreto 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20concreto
correct, masculine noun
- tambor de almacenamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, tambor%20de%20almacenamiento
correct, masculine noun
- silo de almacenamiento de concreto 3, record 1, Spanish, silo%20de%20almacenamiento%20de%20concreto
proposal, masculine noun
- cajón de almacenamiento de concreto 3, record 1, Spanish, caj%C3%B3n%20de%20almacenamiento%20de%20concreto
proposal, masculine noun
- cápsula de concreto 3, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1psula%20de%20concreto
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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