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BUNKER CONCRETO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- earth mounded concrete bunker
1, record 1, English, earth%20mounded%20concrete%20bunker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- earth mounded concrete caisson 2, record 1, English, earth%20mounded%20concrete%20caisson
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "engineered mound" and "(concrete) bunker". 2, record 1, English, - earth%20mounded%20concrete%20bunker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caisson en béton recouvert de terre
1, record 1, French, caisson%20en%20b%C3%A9ton%20recouvert%20de%20terre
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- case bétonnée recouverte de terre 1, record 1, French, case%20b%C3%A9tonn%C3%A9e%20recouverte%20de%20terre
proposal, feminine noun
- casemate de béton recouverte de terre 2, record 1, French, casemate%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20recouverte%20de%20terre
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- búnker de concreto recubierto de tierra
1, record 1, Spanish, b%C3%BAnker%20de%20concreto%20recubierto%20de%20tierra
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cajón de concreto cubierto de tierra 2, record 1, Spanish, caj%C3%B3n%20de%20concreto%20cubierto%20de%20tierra
correct, masculine noun
- búnker de hormigón recubierto de tierra 3, record 1, Spanish, b%C3%BAnker%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20recubierto%20de%20tierra
proposal, masculine noun
- cajón de hormigón cubierto de tierra 3, record 1, Spanish, caj%C3%B3n%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20cubierto%20de%20tierra
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concrete caisson
1, record 2, English, concrete%20caisson
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- concrete bunker 2, record 2, English, concrete%20bunker
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first concept [for low-level waste disposal in a clay/till host medium of at least 15 m thickness] consists of trenches lined with circular concrete caissons. The trenches are 10 m wide and 107 m in length and are filled with 6 m of wastes capped by a structural roof plus mounded earth cover. 1, record 2, English, - concrete%20caisson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Class II [of low-level radioactive wastes] .... Wastes from this category are currently stored in engineered asphalt trenches and concrete bunkers at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratory and in concrete trenches at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. 3, record 2, English, - concrete%20caisson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Wastes containing significant quantities of radioactivity are stored in engineered facilities, most of which are concrete bunkers, with lined holes set into the ground being used for the water table in free draining sands. Wastes with lower radioactivity content are buried in trenches in the sand at Area c .... 4, record 2, English, - concrete%20caisson
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caisson en béton
1, record 2, French, caisson%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- case bétonnée 2, record 2, French, case%20b%C3%A9tonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- case en béton 2, record 2, French, case%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, feminine noun
- casemate en béton 3, record 2, French, casemate%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «case», «module de stockage» et «monolithe». 4, record 2, French, - caisson%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- búnker de concreto
1, record 2, Spanish, b%C3%BAnker%20de%20concreto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- búnker de hormigón 2, record 2, Spanish, b%C3%BAnker%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- cajón de concreto 3, record 2, Spanish, caj%C3%B3n%20de%20concreto
correct, masculine noun
- cajón de hormigón 2, record 2, Spanish, caj%C3%B3n%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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