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NUCLEIDO TRANSURANICO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transuranic nuclide
1, record 1, English, transuranic%20nuclide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wastes from nuclear power stations, which would be classified as Class I or Class II by the activity levels and half-lives of their major components, may contain traces of Carbon 14 and transuranic nuclides. 1, record 1, English, - transuranic%20nuclide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- transuranic nuclides
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nucléide transuranien
1, record 1, French, nucl%C3%A9ide%20transuranien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une dernière option pourrait être envisagée : l'élimination, sinon de tous les radionucléides, au moins des nucléides de longue durée de vie et plus précisément des transuraniens. 1, record 1, French, - nucl%C3%A9ide%20transuranien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
nucléide transuranien émetteur alpha 2, record 1, French, - nucl%C3%A9ide%20transuranien
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nucléides transuraniens
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia y tecnología nucleares
- Química
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- núclido transuránico
1, record 1, Spanish, n%C3%BAclido%20transur%C3%A1nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- nucleido transuránico 2, record 1, Spanish, nucleido%20transur%C3%A1nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- núclidos transuránicos
- nucleidos transuránicos
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alpha-emitting transuranic nuclide
1, record 2, English, alpha%2Demitting%20transuranic%20nuclide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"alpha emitter": radioactive substance which gives off alpha particles. [Source: Canadian Dictionary of Safety Terms, 1987, p. 12]. 2, record 2, English, - alpha%2Demitting%20transuranic%20nuclide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nucléide transuranien émetteur alpha
1, record 2, French, nucl%C3%A9ide%20transuranien%20%C3%A9metteur%20alpha
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«nucléide» : Espèce atomique caractérisée par son nombre de masse A, son numéro atomique Z et son état d'énergie nucléaire, sous réserve que la vie moyenne, dans cet état, soit assez longue pour pouvoir être observée. 2, record 2, French, - nucl%C3%A9ide%20transuranien%20%C3%A9metteur%20alpha
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«transuranien» : se dit des éléments chimiques qui, dans la classification périodique, se placent après l'uranium et ont, par suite, un numéro atomique supérieur à 92. 3, record 2, French, - nucl%C3%A9ide%20transuranien%20%C3%A9metteur%20alpha
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- núclido transuránico emisor alfa
1, record 2, Spanish, n%C3%BAclido%20transur%C3%A1nico%20emisor%20alfa
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- nucleido transuránico de emisión alfa 2, record 2, Spanish, nucleido%20transur%C3%A1nico%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n%20alfa
masculine noun
- nucleido transuránido emisor alfa 3, record 2, Spanish, nucleido%20transur%C3%A1nido%20emisor%20alfa
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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