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EVACUACION TUMULOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tumulus disposal
1, record 1, English, tumulus%20disposal
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tumulus storage 2, record 1, English, tumulus%20storage
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In preparation for tumulus disposal at the Centre de la Manche, France. 1, record 1, English, - tumulus%20disposal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... variations ... could be employed for low-level radioactive waste management, such as: above-ground vaults that are covered with a mounded earthen top, (i.e., a tumulus); modular concrete canisters used as above-ground vaults (that could also be mounded). 1, record 1, English, - tumulus%20disposal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "disposal" normally refers to permanent storage. 2, record 1, English, - tumulus%20disposal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stockage en tumulus
1, record 1, French, stockage%20en%20tumulus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- évacuation en tumulus 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9vacuation%20en%20tumulus
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Installation d'évacuation de déchets en tumulus. 2, record 1, French, - stockage%20en%20tumulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces déchets [les déchets technologiques] sont actuellement précompactés en centrale dans des fûts métalliques de 200 l puis expédiés au site de stockage. Sur ce site, ils sont compactés puis bétonnés dans des conteneurs en béton qui sont stockés en tumulus. 3, record 1, French, - stockage%20en%20tumulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «évacuation» (en anglais : «disposal») désigne normalement le stockage permanent. Voir «évacuation», «stockage (permanent, temporaire)» dans TERMIUM. Voir aussi «tumulus». 4, record 1, French, - stockage%20en%20tumulus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- almacenamiento en túmulos
1, record 1, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20t%C3%BAmulos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- disposición de desechos en túmulos 2, record 1, Spanish, disposici%C3%B3n%20de%20desechos%20en%20t%C3%BAmulos
correct, feminine noun
- evacuación en túmulos 3, record 1, Spanish, evacuaci%C3%B3n%20en%20t%C3%BAmulos
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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