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ENRICHMENT FACILITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Establishments
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A plant to produce substances containing isotopes in a different proportion than occurring naturally ...

CONT

Radioactive substances found in [steel] scrap can have different origins: contamination or activation levels acquired during the useful life of steel within civil and military nuclear installations such as enrichment facilities or fuel reprocessing plants as well as all types of nuclear reactors and power stations including submarines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements industriels
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Usine où l'on produit des substances qui contiennent des isotopes avec une proportion différente de celle trouvée dans la nature.

CONT

L'UF6 [hexafluorure d'uranium] produit est utilisé dans les usines d'enrichissement sous la forme d'un gaz extrêmement corrosif mais, à température normale, il se présente à l'état solide et peut être emballé en toute sécurité dans des cylindres d'acier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos industriales
  • Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
  • Física atómica
CONT

Tras el paso por la planta de enriquecimiento, el UF6 [hexafluoruro de uranio] queda dividido en dos fracciones: i) el uranio enriquecido, que se lleva a la planta de fabricación de combustible y ii) el uranio empobrecido (residuos del enriquecimiento), que conforma la mayor parte y se almacena.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2001-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
OBS

uranium enrichment plant: term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
OBS

usine d'enrichissement de l'uranium : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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