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TRANCHEE PAROIS BETON CREUSEE SUBSURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shallow concrete trench
1, record 1, English, shallow%20concrete%20trench
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- near-surface concrete walled trench 2, record 1, English, near%2Dsurface%20concrete%20walled%20trench
proposal
- shallow concrete-lined trench 2, record 1, English, shallow%20concrete%2Dlined%20trench
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All radioactive waste is presently stored on the small offshore island of Lan-yu in shallow concrete trenches. 1, record 1, English, - shallow%20concrete%20trench
Record 1, Key term(s)
- near surface concrete walled trench
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tranchée bétonnée à faible profondeur
1, record 1, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20b%C3%A9tonn%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tranchée bétonnée au voisinage de la surface 1, record 1, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20b%C3%A9tonn%C3%A9e%20au%20voisinage%20de%20la%20surface
proposal, feminine noun
- tranchée à parois de béton creusée en subsurface 1, record 1, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20parois%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20creus%C3%A9e%20en%20subsurface
proposal, feminine noun
- tranchée de béton à faible profondeur 2, record 1, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
feminine 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
- trinchera de concreto de poca profundidad
1, record 1, Spanish, trinchera%20de%20concreto%20de%20poca%20profundidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- trinchera de concreto cercana a la superficie 1, record 1, Spanish, trinchera%20de%20concreto%20cercana%20a%20la%20superficie
correct, feminine noun
- trinchera de hormigón de poca profundidad 2, record 1, Spanish, trinchera%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20de%20poca%20profundidad
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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