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LOSS SHIELDING [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2002-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Goods
- Radioactive Contamination
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loss of shielding
1, record 1, English, loss%20of%20shielding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the freight container conforms to the requirements prescribed in the International Organization for Standardization document ISO 1496/1-1978 ... when it is subjected to the tests prescribed in that document and the accelerations occurring during routine conditions of transport, it prevents: (i) loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents; and (ii) loss of shielding that results in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level on any of its external surfaces. 1, record 1, English, - loss%20of%20shielding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regulation cited: Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations. 2, record 1, English, - loss%20of%20shielding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport de marchandises
- Pollution par radioactivité
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perte du blindage
1, record 1, French, perte%20du%20blindage
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le conteneur est conforme à la norme 1496/1-1978 de l'Organisation internationale de normalisation [...] et il empêche, lors des épreuves prévues dans cette norme et des accélérations dans des conditions normales de transport : (i) toute fuite ou dispersion du contenu radioactif, (ii) toute perte du blindage qui entraînerait une augmentation de plus de 20 % de l'intensité de rayonnement émanant de toute surface externe du conteneur. 1, record 1, French, - perte%20du%20blindage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlement cité : Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires. 2, record 1, French, - perte%20du%20blindage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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