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SARCOPHAGE [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sarcophagus
1, record 1, English, sarcophagus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sarcophagus: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - sarcophagus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sarcophage
1, record 1, French, sarcophage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sarcophage : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication». 2, record 1, French, - sarcophage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pit grave
1, record 2, English, pit%20grave
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pit tomb 2, record 2, English, pit%20tomb
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shallow grave hollowed out of a bed of rock or the floor of a tholos. 3, record 2, English, - pit%20grave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The simple pit tomb continued to serve the poorer classes throughout Egyptian history. 2, record 2, English, - pit%20grave
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tombe à fosse
1, record 2, French, tombe%20%C3%A0%20fosse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tombe à fosse creusée dans le roc ou simplement dans la terre pour recevoir le cadavre, ou les cendres du mort. Il peut s’agir d’un simple trou dans la terre, aux dimensions approximatives du cadavre dans la position voulue pour l'ensevelissement, ou bien d’un volume parallélépipédique ou pyramidant aux parois bien dressées. [Elle] pouvait recevoir soit une inhumation directe, soit un cercueil, soit un sarcophage [...] 2, record 2, French, - tombe%20%C3%A0%20fosse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- liquidator
1, record 3, English, liquidator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A person] involved in the elimination of the nuclear disaster's consequences on site. 1, record 3, English, - liquidator
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Among them are clean up workers, construction workers, drivers, soldiers, radiological survey staff, scientists and officials. 1, record 3, English, - liquidator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- liquidateur
1, record 3, French, liquidateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- liquidatrice 2, record 3, French, liquidatrice
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Accident nucléaire de Tchernobyl] Les liquidateurs furent chargés de travaux de décontamination du site et des routes, de l'entreposage de déchets, de la construction de barrages et de la réalisation de nouveaux logements pour le personnel d’exploitation, les tranches 1 à 3 restant en fonctionnement. Mais la principale tâche des liquidateurs fut la construction du sarcophage. 1, record 3, French, - liquidateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sarcophagus
1, record 4, English, sarcophagus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To smother the moderator graphite fire in the reactor and limit the consequences of the accident, unit 4 was filled in by air with a total of 5,000 tonnes of lead, sand and clay in the following days. By November 1986, the Chernobyl reactor unit 4 stayed buried under a structure of metres of concrete - called sarcophagus. 1, record 4, English, - sarcophagus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sarcophage
1, record 4, French, sarcophage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la principale tâche des liquidateurs fut la construction du sarcophage. Cet édifice de 300 000 t, construit de mai à novembre 1986 autour du réacteur accidenté, avait pour but : d’empêcher que la radioactivité présente dans les «laves» et les structures restantes du réacteur ne se disperse dans l'environnement;-de limiter l'entrée d’eau de pluie dans ce qui restait du réacteur n° 4, et éviter d’entraîner la contamination dans le sol;-de permettre de poursuivre l'exploitation du réacteur n° 3, mitoyen du réacteur accidenté, qui partageait des installations communes comme le hall des turbines et le bâtiment des auxiliaires. 1, record 4, French, - sarcophage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-06-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- entombment
1, record 5, English, entombment
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alternative for dispositioning surplus facilities by burial or covering in a vault. 2, record 5, English, - entombment
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mise au tombeau
1, record 5, French, mise%20au%20tombeau
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mise en tombe 2, record 5, French, mise%20en%20tombe
feminine noun
- confinement renforcé 2, record 5, French, confinement%20renforc%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas d’un accident, utilisation d’un sarcophage(Tchernobyl) 3, record 5, French, - mise%20au%20tombeau
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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