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UNUSED URANIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2005-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- very long-lived radioactive substance 1, record 1, English, very%20long%2Dlived%20radioactive%20substance
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 100 years or so, the radioactivity of the used fuel comes from a few very long-lived radioactive substances, mainly plutonium and the remaining, unused uranium. 1, record 1, English, - very%20long%2Dlived%20radioactive%20substance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- very long lived radioactive substance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- substance radioactive de très longue période
1, record 1, French, substance%20radioactive%20de%20tr%C3%A8s%20longue%20p%C3%A9riode
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une centaine d'années environ, la radioactivité du combustible usé ne proviendra que de quelques substances radioactives de très longue période, surtout le plutonium et l'uranium restant, non fissionné. 1, record 1, French, - substance%20radioactive%20de%20tr%C3%A8s%20longue%20p%C3%A9riode
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2005-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unused uranium 1, record 2, English, unused%20uranium
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 100 years or so, the radioactivity of the used fuel comes from a few very long-lived radioactive substances, mainly plutonium and the remaining, unused uranium. 1, record 2, English, - unused%20uranium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Déchets nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- uranium non fissionné
1, record 2, French, uranium%20non%20fissionn%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une centaine d'années environ, la radioactivité du combustible usé ne proviendra que de quelques substances radioactives de très longue période, surtout le plutonium et l'uranium restant, non fissionné. 1, record 2, French, - uranium%20non%20fissionn%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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