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HISTORIC WASTE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office
1, record 1, English, Low%2DLevel%20Radioactive%20Waste%20Management%20Office
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LLRWMO 2, record 1, English, LLRWMO
correct, Canada
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office(LLRWMO) was established in 1982 to carry out the responsibilities of the federal government for the management of historic low-level radioactive waste(LLRW) in Canada. The Office is operated by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories(CNL) through a cost-recovery agreement with Natural Resources Canada(NRCan), the federal department that provides funding, direction and priorities for the LLRWMO. 3, record 1, English, - Low%2DLevel%20Radioactive%20Waste%20Management%20Office
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Déchets nucléaires
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Bureau de gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité
1, record 1, French, Bureau%20de%20gestion%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BGDRFA 2, record 1, French, BGDRFA
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Créé en 1982, le Bureau de gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité (BGDRFA) est chargé de s’acquitter des responsabilités du gouvernement fédéral dans le domaine de la gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité (DRFA) historiques au Canada. Exploité par Laboratoires Nucléaires Canadiens (LNC), le BGDRFA fait l’objet d’une entente relative aux recouvrements des coûts avec Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan), soit le ministère fédéral qui finance le Bureau et lui donne son orientation et ses priorités. 3, record 1, French, - Bureau%20de%20gestion%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Port Hope Area Initiative
1, record 2, English, Port%20Hope%20Area%20Initiative
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- PHAI 1, record 2, English, PHAI
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Port Hope Area Initiative(PHAI) represents the Government of Canada's commitment to respond to the community-recommended solutions for the cleanup and local, long-term, safe management of historic low-level radioactive waste in the municipalities of Port Hope and Clarington. 1, record 2, English, - Port%20Hope%20Area%20Initiative
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Initiative dans la région de Port Hope
1, record 2, French, Initiative%20dans%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20Port%20Hope
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- IRPH 1, record 2, French, IRPH
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’Initiative dans la région de Port Hope (IRPH) représente l’engagement du gouvernement du Canada à donner suite aux solutions recommandées par les collectivités pour le nettoyage et la gestion locale à long terme des déchets radioactifs de faible activité historiques dans les municipalités de Port Hope et de Clarington. 1, record 2, French, - Initiative%20dans%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20Port%20Hope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-07-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Environment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Port Hope Area Initiative Management Office
1, record 3, English, Port%20Hope%20Area%20Initiative%20Management%20Office
correct, Ontario
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From 2001 to 2008, the Port Hope and Port Granby projects were managed by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office(LLRWMO). In 2009, Natural Resources Canada, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Public Works and Government Services Canada formed the Port Hope Area Initiative Management Office to carry the projects through to completion. Beginning in 2011, construction of long-term waste management facilities will begin in Port Hope and Port Granby(eastern Clarington) to safely manage the waste for hundreds of years. This will be followed by the cleanup of the existing historic low-level radioactive waste found within each of these communities. In all, cleanup and construction are expected to take between six and eight years. 1, record 3, English, - Port%20Hope%20Area%20Initiative%20Management%20Office
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Environnement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Bureau de gestion de l’initiative de la région de Port Hope
1, record 3, French, Bureau%20de%20gestion%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Binitiative%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20Port%20Hope
correct, masculine noun, Ontario
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Entre 2001 et 2008, le Bureau de gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité (BGDRFA) s’est occupé des projets de Port Hope et de Port Granby. En 2009, Ressources naturelles Canada, Énergie atomique du Canada limitée et Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada ont créé le Bureau de gestion de l’initiative de la région de Port Hope pour mener les projets à terme. Dès 2011, la construction des installations de gestion à long terme des déchets commencera à Port Hope et à Port Granby (partie est de Clarington) pour gérer les déchets de façon sécuritaire durant des centaines d’années. Une fois les installations construites, on procédera à l’assainissement des déchets historiques faiblement radioactifs trouvés dans chacune de ces agglomérations. En tout, les travaux de construction et l’assainissement devraient prendre entre six et huit ans. 1, record 3, French, - Bureau%20de%20gestion%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Binitiative%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20Port%20Hope
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2004-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Reports
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Status report on site conditions and progress on the licensing process of waste management areas owned by the Crown, historic contaminated lands, landfills and radium-luminescent devices 1, record 4, English, Status%20report%20on%20site%20conditions%20and%20progress%20on%20the%20licensing%20process%20of%20waste%20management%20areas%20owned%20by%20the%20Crown%2C%20historic%20contaminated%20lands%2C%20landfills%20and%20radium%2Dluminescent%20devices
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de rapports
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Rapport d'étape sur les conditions des sites et l'avancement du processus d'autorisation des zones de gestion des déchets appartenant à la Couronne, des terres contaminées de longue date, des décharges et des appareils contenant un composé lumineux au radium
1, record 4, French, Rapport%20d%27%C3%A9tape%20sur%20les%20conditions%20des%20sites%20et%20l%27avancement%20du%20processus%20d%27autorisation%20des%20zones%20de%20gestion%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20appartenant%20%C3%A0%20la%20Couronne%2C%20des%20terres%20contamin%C3%A9es%20de%20longue%20date%2C%20des%20d%C3%A9charges%20et%20des%20appareils%20contenant%20un%20compos%C3%A9%20lumineux%20au%20radium
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- historic radioactive waste
1, record 5, English, historic%20radioactive%20waste
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- historic waste 1, record 5, English, historic%20waste
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
«historic radioactive wastes» : Those wastes which were managed in the past in a manner no longer considered acceptable but for which the original producer cannot reasonably be held responsible. They are now managed by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office of AECL on behalf of the federal government. 1, record 5, English, - historic%20radioactive%20waste
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The federal government has commissioned the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office to undertake certain initiatives with respect to accumulations of so-called "historic" waste(low-level radioactive wastes that accumulated prior to AECB regulation) in the town of Port Hope, Ontario.... 2, record 5, English, - historic%20radioactive%20waste
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Historic wastes are those where the original producer is no longer in business or cannot reasonably be held responsible for their management. 3, record 5, English, - historic%20radioactive%20waste
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Production of the final one percent of low-level wastes ... is related to the production of nuclear energy and of radioisotopes used for cancer treatment, medical diagnosis, university research, and industrial processes. ... Except for those designated "historic", these wastes also are the responsibility of the producer. 3, record 5, English, - historic%20radioactive%20waste
Record 5, Key term(s)
- historic radioactive wastes
- historic wastes
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- déchet antérieur à la réglementation
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chet%20ant%C3%A9rieur%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9glementation
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- déchet d'avant la réglementation 1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chet%20d%27avant%20la%20r%C3%A9glementation
proposal, masculine noun
- déchet historique 2, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chet%20historique
see observation, masculine noun
- déchet orphelin 3, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chet%20orphelin
see observation, masculine noun
- déchets accumulés 4, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chets%20accumul%C3%A9s
see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les déchets de faible activité de la seconde catégorie [...] sont liés à la production d'énergie nucléaire et des radio-isotopes utilisés pour le traitement du cancer, les diagnostics médicaux, la recherche universitaire et certains processus industriels. [...] La gestion de ces déchets aussi incombe au producteur, sauf ceux que l'on a qualifiés d'«orphelins» (c'est-à-dire, ceux dont la responsabilité ne peut plus être attribuée au producteur initial). 3, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20ant%C3%A9rieur%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9glementation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les déchets orphelins sont ceux laissés par une entreprise qui n'existe plus ou qui ne peut pas raisonnablement être tenue responsable de leur gestion. 3, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20ant%C3%A9rieur%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9glementation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous pensons que les termes «déchet historique», «déchet orphelin» et «déchets accumulés» sont douteux. Les adjectifs «historique» et «orphelin» ne correspondent pas à la présente notion; quant à «déchets accumulés», c'est un terme trop vague qui ne fait ressortir qu'un aspect de ces déchets. L'adjectif «historic», ici, signifie «qui relève d'une époque antérieure, au cours de laquelle les déchets n'étaient pas soumis à la réglementation». L'expression «déchet d'avant la réglementation» est un peu lourde mais elle a l'avantage, selon nous, de la clarté. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20ant%C3%A9rieur%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9glementation
Record 5, Key term(s)
- déchets radioactifs historiques
- déchets historiques
- déchets orphelins
- déchets d'avant la réglementation
- déchet radioactif historique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- desecho histórico
1, record 5, Spanish, desecho%20hist%C3%B3rico
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- desecho radiactivo histórico 2, record 5, Spanish, desecho%20radiactivo%20hist%C3%B3rico
masculine noun
- residuo histórico 3, record 5, Spanish, residuo%20hist%C3%B3rico
masculine noun
- desechos acumulados 1, record 5, Spanish, desechos%20acumulados
masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5, Key term(s)
- desechos históricos
- residuos históricos
- residuos acumulados
Record 6 - external organization data 1994-11-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- historic waste
1, record 6, English, historic%20waste
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The federal government has commissioned the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office to undertake certain initiatives with respect to accumulations of so-called "historic" waste(low-level radioactive wastes that accumulated prior to AECB regulation) in the town of Port Hope, Ontario.... 1, record 6, English, - historic%20waste
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- déchets accumulés
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9chets%20accumul%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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