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SILO ETANCHE BETON [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2004-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concrete container
1, record 1, English, concrete%20container
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- concrete silo 1, record 1, English, concrete%20silo
- concrete canister 2, record 1, English, concrete%20canister
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reactor Waste. Spent fuel from a power reactor is highly radioactive and remains so for a long time. It is stored either underwater in large pools at the reactor site, or in dry concrete containers until a permanent storage or disposal facility becomes available. 1, record 1, English, - concrete%20container
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conteneur de stockage en béton
1, record 1, French, conteneur%20de%20stockage%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- silo bétonné 2, record 1, French, silo%20b%C3%A9tonn%C3%A9
masculine noun
- silo de béton 3, record 1, French, silo%20de%20b%C3%A9ton
masculine noun
- silo en béton 3, record 1, French, silo%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
masculine noun
- silo étanche de béton 3, record 1, French, silo%20%C3%A9tanche%20de%20b%C3%A9ton
masculine noun
- structure cylindrique en béton 4, record 1, French, structure%20cylindrique%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Déchets de réacteurs. Le combustible épuisé des réacteurs nucléaires demeure très radioactif très longtemps. On le stocke pour le moment dans de grandes piscines sur le site même de la centrale ou à sec dans des silos bétonnés jusqu’à ce qu’une installation permanente d’évacuation ou de stockage soit aménagée. 2, record 1, French, - conteneur%20de%20stockage%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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