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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Solomon Islands
1, record 1, English, Solomon%20Islands
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A country in Oceania. 2, record 1, English, - Solomon%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Honiara. 3, record 1, English, - Solomon%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Solomon Islander. 3, record 1, English, - Solomon%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
SB; SLB : codes recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - Solomon%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
"Solomon Islands" is treated as a singular noun. 3, record 1, English, - Solomon%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Îles Salomon
1, record 1, French, %C3%8Eles%20Salomon
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pays d'Océanie. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Salomon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Honiara. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Salomon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Salomonien, Salomonienne. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Salomon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
SB; SLB : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Salomon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller aux Îles Salomon, visiter les Îles Salomon 2, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Salomon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Islas Salomón
1, record 1, Spanish, Islas%20Salom%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
País de Oceanía, ubicado en Melanesia. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Islas%20Salom%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Honiara. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Islas%20Salom%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: salomonense. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Islas%20Salom%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
SB; SLB: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Islas%20Salom%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-06-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mail Pickup and Distribution
- Postal Equipment and Supplies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- street mailbox
1, record 2, English, street%20mailbox
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- street letter box 1, record 2, English, street%20letter%20box
correct
- SLB 2, record 2, English, SLB
correct
- SLB 2, record 2, English, SLB
- street letterbox 3, record 2, English, street%20letterbox
correct
- collection box 3, record 2, English, collection%20box
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A box for posting mail, placed at sites convenient to the public such as street corners, shopping centres and public transit locations. 3, record 2, English, - street%20mailbox
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
street mailbox; street letter box; SLB : terms and initialism used at Canada Post. 4, record 2, English, - street%20mailbox
Record 2, Key term(s)
- street mail box
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Levée et distribution du courrier
- Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boîte aux lettres publique
1, record 2, French, bo%C3%AEte%20aux%20lettres%20publique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- BLP 2, record 2, French, BLP
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Boîte destinée au dépôt du courrier et située à un endroit pratique comme à un coin de rue, dans un centre commercial ou près d'un arrêt des transports publics. 3, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20aux%20lettres%20publique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boîte aux lettres publique; BLP : terme et sigle en usage à Postes Canada. 4, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20aux%20lettres%20publique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-06-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shallow land burial
1, record 3, English, shallow%20land%20burial
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- SLB 2, record 3, English, SLB
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- shallow-ground burial 3, record 3, English, shallow%2Dground%20burial
proposal
- near-surface burial 3, record 3, English, near%2Dsurface%20burial
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The simplest form of engineered trench, or shallow land burial, relies mainly on the properties of the excavated overburden and the geohydrologic properties of the site for containment. ... Shallow land burial consists of excavating a trench, placing waste containers in the trench up to a prescribed level, but generally below the original ground surface, backfilling between the containers with sand or other free-flowing earthen material and covering the trench with earthen material. 2, record 3, English, - shallow%20land%20burial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
LLW [low-level wastes] disposal to date in the USA has been almost entirely by what is commonly called shallow land burial(SLB), i. e., unlined trenches. 2, record 3, English, - shallow%20land%20burial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
In France, low and medium level waste have been disposed of by shallow land burial at the La Manche disposal centre since 1969. Two types of manmade structures are used for the disposal of conditioned waste: - monoliths ...; - tumuli .... 4, record 3, English, - shallow%20land%20burial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "ground disposal" and "shallow disposal". 3, record 3, English, - shallow%20land%20burial
Record 3, Key term(s)
- shallow-land burial
- shallow ground burial
- near surface burial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enfouissement à faible profondeur
1, record 3, French, enfouissement%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- EFP 2, record 3, French, EFP
masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- enfouissement dans le sol à faible profondeur 3, record 3, French, enfouissement%20dans%20le%20sol%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
correct, masculine noun
- enfouissement au voisinage de la surface 4, record 3, French, enfouissement%20au%20voisinage%20de%20la%20surface
proposal, masculine noun
- enfouissement en subsurface 4, record 3, French, enfouissement%20en%20subsurface
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des stockages par enfouissement à faible profondeur sont réalisés aux États-Unis, en Grande-Bretagne, en URSS, au Canada et en France. Dans les deux premiers pays, le stockage se fait sur des déchets pas ou peu conditionnés, dans des tranchées en pleine terre. 5, record 3, French, - enfouissement%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Déchets de faible et moyenne activité. [...] Le mode d'évacuation retenu est l'enfouissement à faible profondeur dans des structures en béton [...] 6, record 3, French, - enfouissement%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- enterramiento a poca profundidad
1, record 3, Spanish, enterramiento%20a%20poca%20profundidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- entierro a poca profundidad 3, record 3, Spanish, entierro%20a%20poca%20profundidad
correct, masculine noun
- enterramiento superficial 4, record 3, Spanish, enterramiento%20superficial
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-03-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Chemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- capillary barrier
1, record 4, English, capillary%20barrier
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The floor [of the SLB disposal unit] will be composed of a layer of buffer to sorb radionuclides superimposed on a layer of gravel to act as a capillary barrier. 1, record 4, English, - capillary%20barrier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"capillary": involving or held by capillary action (i.e., capillary water) - resulting from surface tension in the soil (i.e., capillary capacity is a measure of the ability of a soil to hold water in the surface layers against the action of gravity. 2, record 4, English, - capillary%20barrier
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Chimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- barrière capillaire
1, record 4, French, barri%C3%A8re%20capillaire
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Phénomènes capillaires" : phénomènes dus à la tension superficielle. 2, record 4, French, - barri%C3%A8re%20capillaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les barrières sont les dispositifs prévus pour empêcher la migration de radioactivité vers l'homme dans un module de stockage de déchets nucléaires. 3, record 4, French, - barri%C3%A8re%20capillaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Química
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrera capilar
1, record 4, Spanish, barrera%20capilar
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-09-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- improved sand trench
1, record 5, English, improved%20sand%20trench
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three categories of LLW were defined on the basis of hazardous lifetime to match the expected durability and level of isolation provided by each of the concepts. The categories chosen were 0 to 150 years, 150 to 500 years, and greater than 500 years. Since the large majority of the LLW managed at CRNL is expected to have a hazardous lifetime less than 500 years, it was decided to develop first the concepts fitting the shorter two categories. These were identified as the improved sand trench(IST), and the intrusion-resistant shallow land burial(SLB). 2, record 5, English, - improved%20sand%20trench
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tranchée de sable améliorée
1, record 5, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20de%20sable%20am%C3%A9lior%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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