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ABOVEGROUND DISPOSAL SITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aboveground storage site
1, record 1, English, aboveground%20storage%20site
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- surface storage site 1, record 1, English, surface%20storage%20site
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "above-ground storage" and "radioactive waste disposal site". 1, record 1, English, - aboveground%20storage%20site
Record 1, Key term(s)
- aboveground disposal site
- above-ground storage site
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- site de stockage de surface
1, record 1, French, site%20de%20stockage%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- site de stockage en surface 2, record 1, French, site%20de%20stockage%20en%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Celles-ci [les directives ministérielles] ont [...] permis d'amplifier l'effort de recherche en matière de déchets radioactifs et de lancer la recherche des sites de stockage de surface et du laboratoire profond. 3, record 1, French, - site%20de%20stockage%20de%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La France construit actuellement un deuxième site de stockage dit de surface pour remplacer le site actuel de La Hague prévu saturé en 1990; ce nouveau site devrait être équipé d'un centre de traitement par compactage, capable d'accueillir l'essentiel de la production française de déchets de faible et moyenne activité. 4, record 1, French, - site%20de%20stockage%20de%20surface
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sitio de almacenamiento en superficie
1, record 1, Spanish, sitio%20de%20almacenamiento%20en%20superficie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lugar de almacenamiento superficial 2, record 1, Spanish, lugar%20de%20almacenamiento%20superficial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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