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DRFA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office
1, record 1, English, Low%2DLevel%20Radioactive%20Waste%20Management%20Office
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LLRWMO 2, record 1, English, LLRWMO
correct, Canada
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office (LLRWMO) was established in 1982 to carry out the responsibilities of the federal government for the management of historic low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) in Canada. The Office is operated by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) through a cost-recovery agreement with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), the federal department that provides funding, direction and priorities for the LLRWMO. 3, record 1, English, - Low%2DLevel%20Radioactive%20Waste%20Management%20Office
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Déchets nucléaires
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Bureau de gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité
1, record 1, French, Bureau%20de%20gestion%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BGDRFA 2, record 1, French, BGDRFA
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Créé en 1982, le Bureau de gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité(BGDRFA) est chargé de s’acquitter des responsabilités du gouvernement fédéral dans le domaine de la gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité(DRFA) historiques au Canada. Exploité par Laboratoires Nucléaires Canadiens(LNC), le BGDRFA fait l'objet d’une entente relative aux recouvrements des coûts avec Ressources naturelles Canada(RNCan), soit le ministère fédéral qui finance le Bureau et lui donne son orientation et ses priorités. 3, record 1, French, - Bureau%20de%20gestion%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Toxicology
- Agricultural Chemicals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- acute reference dose
1, record 2, English, acute%20reference%20dose
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ARfD 1, record 2, English, ARfD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the amount of a chemical in drinking-water, normally expressed on a body weight basis, that can be ingested in a period of 24 h or less without appreciable health risk to the consumer. 2, record 2, English, - acute%20reference%20dose
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toxicologie
- Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dose de référence aiguë
1, record 2, French, dose%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20aigu%C3%AB
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- DRfA 1, record 2, French, DRfA
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Groupe d’évaluation toxicologique de base de l'OMS [Organisation mondiale de la santé] a pour responsabilité d’examiner les données toxicologiques des pesticides, d’estimer la dose journalière acceptable(DJA), la dose de référence aiguë(DRfA) et établit d’autres critères toxicologiques. 2, record 2, French, - dose%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20aigu%C3%AB
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2011-10-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- low-level waste
1, record 3, English, low%2Dlevel%20waste
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- LLW 2, record 3, English, LLW
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- low level waste 3, record 3, English, low%20level%20waste
correct
- low-level radioactive waste 4, record 3, English, low%2Dlevel%20radioactive%20waste
correct
- LLRW 5, record 3, English, LLRW
correct
- LLRW 5, record 3, English, LLRW
- low level radioactive waste 6, record 3, English, low%20level%20radioactive%20waste
correct
- low-activity waste 7, record 3, English, low%2Dactivity%20waste
correct, less frequent
- low radioactivity level nuclear waste 6, record 3, English, low%20radioactivity%20level%20nuclear%20waste
correct, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... wastes that are only slightly contaminated and can normally be transported without special precautions such as shielded containers. (This definition of low level waste is commonly used in Canada for classifying beta-gamma emitters...) 3, record 3, English, - low%2Dlevel%20waste
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) is composed of a variety of substances that are generated by a large number of processes. Due to this heterogenous mixture, there is no universally accepted classification scheme. The following is used in this report: - Low-Level Waste (LLW) - requires no shielding and does not generate significant heat. - Intermediate-Level Waste (ILW); High-Level Waste (HLW). 8, record 3, English, - low%2Dlevel%20waste
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Task Force's assessment of this problem led it to develop its own definition and classification system, based primarily on the specific activity and half-life of the materials involved. First, it defined low-level radioactive waste as being: all those radioactive wastes, other than spent fuel, arising from the mining, milling, refining or use of materials containing radionuclides. Second, it divided low-level wastes into four categories or classes ... based on the concentration of radioactivity ... of the waste material ... 5, record 3, English, - low%2Dlevel%20waste
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such wastes produce a dose rate of less than 100 millirem/hour at a distance of 30 cm from the waste. 5, record 3, English, - low%2Dlevel%20waste
Record 3, Key term(s)
- low activity waste
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déchet de faible activité
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- déchet FA 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20FA
correct, masculine noun
- déchet faiblement radioactif 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20faiblement%20radioactif
correct, masculine noun
- déchet radioactif de faible activité 3, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20radioactif%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- DRFA 4, record 3, French, DRFA
correct, masculine noun
- DRFA 4, record 3, French, DRFA
- déchet à faible radioactivité 5, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20%C3%A0%20faible%20radioactivit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- déchet à basse activité 6, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20%C3%A0%20basse%20activit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- déchet nucléaire de faible activité 7, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- déchet de faible radioactivité 8, record 3, French, d%C3%A9chet%20de%20faible%20radioactivit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- DFR 9, record 3, French, DFR
correct, masculine noun
- DFR 9, record 3, French, DFR
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] déchets [...] de 0 à 200 mCi/m³ [...] 10, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les déchets peuvent présenter des activités très diverses; on les classe en déchets de haute, de moyenne ou de faible activité, mais il faut noter que les distinctions ne sont pas toujours nettes : si, par haute activité, on désigne des concentrations de centaines ou de milliers de Ci/l, (curies par litre; 1 Ci = 3,7 X 1010 désintégrations par seconde) et par faible activité des concentrations de l’ordre du mCi/l, on trouve entre ces cas extrêmes toute une gamme de déchets d’activités intermédiaires. 6, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les déchets radioactifs de faible activité. Il s’agit de la catégorie 2 des effluents liquides et de la catégorie 1 des résidus solides. 10, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la classification normalisée établie par l’AIEA, la catégorie 2 des effluents liquides représente les effluents ayant un niveau d’activité compris entre 10 exposant moins 6 et 10 exposant moins 3 Ci/me; la catégorie 1 des résidus solides représente les déchets ayant un débit d’exposition au contact égal ou inférieur à 0,2 R/h. 7, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- desecho radiactivo de nivel bajo
1, record 3, Spanish, desecho%20radiactivo%20de%20nivel%20bajo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- desecho radiactivo de baja actividad 2, record 3, Spanish, desecho%20radiactivo%20de%20baja%20actividad
correct, masculine noun
- desecho de bajo nivel 3, record 3, Spanish, desecho%20de%20bajo%20nivel
correct, masculine noun
- desecho radiactivo de bajo nivel 4, record 3, Spanish, desecho%20radiactivo%20de%20bajo%20nivel
correct, masculine noun
- desecho de baja actividad 2, record 3, Spanish, desecho%20de%20baja%20actividad
correct, masculine noun
- desecho de baja radiactividad 5, record 3, Spanish, desecho%20de%20baja%20radiactividad
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- residuo de baja radiactividad 6, record 3, Spanish, residuo%20de%20baja%20radiactividad
masculine noun, less frequent
- residuo de bajo nivel 6, record 3, Spanish, residuo%20de%20bajo%20nivel
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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