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DECHET ATOMIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2013-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radioactive waste
1, record 1, English, radioactive%20waste
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- active waste 2, record 1, English, active%20waste
correct, less frequent
- radioactive debris 3, record 1, English, radioactive%20debris
- radwaste 4, record 1, English, radwaste
correct, less frequent
- hot waste 5, record 1, English, hot%20waste
correct, less frequent
- radioactive waste material 6, record 1, English, radioactive%20waste%20material
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liquid, solid or gaseous waste resulting from mining of radioactive ore, production of reactor fuel materials, reactor operation, processing of irradiated reactor fuels and related operations and from use of radioactive materials in research, industry and medicine. 7, record 1, English, - radioactive%20waste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radioactive waste: term standardized by ISO in 1997. 8, record 1, English, - radioactive%20waste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To bind, categorize, clean up, confine, consolidate, contain, dilute, isolate, monitor, quantify, retrieve, sequester, stabilize radioactive wastes. 5, record 1, English, - radioactive%20waste
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déchets radioactifs
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déchets nucléaires 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20nucl%C3%A9aires
correct, masculine noun, plural, less frequent
- déchets actifs 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20actifs
masculine noun, plural, less frequent
- déchets atomiques 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20atomiques
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matières radioactives inutilisables obtenues lors du traitement ou de la manipulation de matériaux radioactifs, ou d'objets contaminés irrécupérables. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les déchets radioactifs peuvent être solides, liquides ou gazeux, combustibles ou non, aqueux ou non. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
déchet radioactif : Le terme au pluriel (déchets radioactifs) a été normalisé par l'ISO en 1997. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
déchets radioactifs; déchets actifs; déchets nucléaires; déchets atomiques : Ces termes peuvent s'employer au singulier quand ils désignent une seule pièce ou un seul morceau. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Assurer l'élimination des, assurer la prise d'une matrice de, assurer le confinement, catégoriser, compacter, concentrer, confiner, contrôler (l'activité), diluer, disperser, enfouir, envoyer au conditionnement, évacuer, figer, fixer, fragiliser, garder sous surveillance, implanter un stockage de, incinérer, isoler (de la biosphère), mettre en fûts, morceler, optimiser la gestion des, porter atteinte aux, précompacter, quantifier, réceptionner, récupérer, réduire en galettes, réduire le volume, réduire les flux de, retenir, séparer, stabiliser, stocker (en silo, en vrac), traiter les déchets radioactifs. 6, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- déchet radioactif
- déchet nucléaire
- déchet actif
- déchet atomique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desecho radiactivo
1, record 1, Spanish, desecho%20radiactivo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- desecho nuclear 2, record 1, Spanish, desecho%20nuclear
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Residuos sólidos, líquidos o gaseosos que, generados por centrales nucleares, actividades hospitalarias o de investigación u otras cualesquiera, muestran algún tipo de radiactividad. 3, record 1, Spanish, - desecho%20radiactivo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- desechos nucleares
- desechos radiactivos
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