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UOC [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unit organization code
1, record 1, English, unit%20organization%20code
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- UOC 1, record 1, English, UOC
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unit organization code; UOC : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 2, record 1, English, - unit%20organization%20code
Record 1, Key term(s)
- unit organisation code
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- code organique d'unité
1, record 1, French, code%20organique%20d%27unit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- COU 1, record 1, French, COU
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- code d'organisation d'unité 2, record 1, French, code%20d%27organisation%20d%27unit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
code organique d'unité; COU : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - code%20organique%20d%27unit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uranium ore concentrate
1, record 2, English, uranium%20ore%20concentrate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- UOC 2, record 2, English, UOC
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- yellowcake 3, record 2, English, yellowcake
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canadian nuclear power facilities use domestically produced fuel products, based on natural uranium. Uranium processing and fabricating facilities typically refine uranium ore concentrate (generally called yellowcake) into fuel bundles through several processing stages. 3, record 2, English, - uranium%20ore%20concentrate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- concentré de minerai d'uranium
1, record 2, French, concentr%C3%A9%20de%20minerai%20d%27uranium
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- yellowcake 1, record 2, French, yellowcake
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les installations canadiennes de production d'énergie nucléaire utilisent des combustibles produits au pays à partir d'uranium naturel. Les installations de traitement et de fabrication d'uranium raffinent généralement les concentrés de minerai d'uranium (appelés communément «yellowcake») en grappes de combustible par un traitement en plusieurs étapes. 1, record 2, French, - concentr%C3%A9%20de%20minerai%20d%27uranium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-05-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
- Finance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- RC number
1, record 3, English, RC%20number
officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(ORG code). The unit organization code(UOC) of an organization having financial responsibilities. First four characters are numeric and are the unit identification code(UIC). Remaining two alpha characters complete the UOC or RC number. 1, record 3, English, - RC%20number
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
CODE dBOCEBAf 2, record 3, English, - RC%20number
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Term(s) officialized by the Department of National Defence 2, record 3, English, - RC%20number
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
- Finances
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- numéro de CR
1, record 3, French, num%C3%A9ro%20de%20CR
officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Code d'organisation). Code d'organisation de l'unité dans un service qui a des responsabilités financières. Il comprend tout d'abord quatre chiffres qui correspondent au code d'identification de l'unité (CIU). Deux lettres complètent le code d'organisation de l'unité ou le numéro de CR. 1, record 3, French, - num%C3%A9ro%20de%20CR
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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