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Record 1 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

Monitoring wells should effectively achieve one or more of the following objectives: Provide access to the groundwater system for collection of water samples ... Measure the hydraulic head at a specific location in the groundwater flow system ... Provide access for conducting tests or collecting information necessary to characterize the aquifer materials or their hydrologic properties.

OBS

Figure 6.1 illustrates a typical open disposal trench at the Barnwell facility. The trench floor is sloped slightly and covered with a layer of sand to facilitate collection of percolating water in a French drain. A number of pipes allow any water that may collect in the French drain to be removed and analyzed. Presently waste, primarily in boxes, drums and cask liners, is stacked neatly in the trench ... As the level of the waste reaches the design level, 2 m below grade, a layer of dry soil is added and allowed to filter down between the waste containers. When a trench is filled, it is covered with a cap of at least 0.6 m of compacted native clay, followed by at least 0.9 m of soil. The cap is graded to shed water and seeded with grass. The sump in each trench is monitored for at least 5 years and any subsidence in the cap is filled to maintain its water-shedding ability. Monitoring wells at the perimeter of the facility have not detected migration of nuclides after more than 15 years of operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Radioprotection
DEF

Puits d'observation servant à détecter l'apparition de signes prémonitoires d'une évolution prévisible, préjudiciable en général, soit des niveaux, soit de la qualité de l'eau d'une nappe, pour avertir de l'opportunité des mesures de prévention ou de précaution à prendre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Protección contra la radiación
DEF

pozo indicador : Pozo de observación que se utiliza para observar la aparición de una condición prevista, generalmente no deseable, como el avance del frente de agua salada en el área costera donde se produce la intrusión de agua salada, o el movimiento de un contaminante que se introduce en una fosa séptica.

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Record 2 2006-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Law of the Sea
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

... in a comprehensive review of the environmental impacts of energy developments in the coastal zone, Hall and others noted that the oil from the Torrey Canyon disaster did not penetrate more than 3 cm into the sediments along the Brittany coast ...

OBS

coastal area: term officialized by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Droit de la mer
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

zone côtière : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Derecho del mar
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
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Record 3 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

A coastal area considered safe from enemy attack to which merchant ships may be ordered to proceed when the shipping movement policy is implemented.

OBS

refuge area: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

Zone côtière, considérée comme non menacée par l'ennemi, que des navires de commerce peuvent recevoir l'ordre de rallier à la mise en application du plan de sauvegarde de la navigation commerciale. Voir aussi mouillage sûr.

OBS

zone de refuge : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
DEF

Area costera, considerada segura, desde el punto de vista de un ataque enemigo, a la que puede ordenarse que se dirijan los buques mercantes cuando se ponga en marcha el plan de seguridad de la marina mercante.

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