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DECHET COMBUSTIBLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- combustible waste
1, record 1, English, combustible%20waste
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- combustible radioactive waste 2, record 1, English, combustible%20radioactive%20waste
proposal
- combustible nuclear waste 2, record 1, English, combustible%20nuclear%20waste
proposal, less frequent
- combustible solid radioactive waste 3, record 1, English, combustible%20solid%20radioactive%20waste
correct
- combustible solid nuclear waste 2, record 1, English, combustible%20solid%20nuclear%20waste
proposal, less frequent
- burnable waste 4, record 1, English, burnable%20waste
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Combustible wastes are those that could be burned in a special design of incinerator to bring about a large volume reduction. 1, record 1, English, - combustible%20waste
Record 1, Key term(s)
- combustible solid waste
- burnable wastes
- combustible wastes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déchet combustible
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chet%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déchet radioactif combustible 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chet%20radioactif%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
- déchet nucléaire combustible 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chet%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20combustible
proposal, masculine noun, less frequent
- déchet radioactif solide combustible 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chet%20radioactif%20solide%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
- déchet nucléaire solide combustible 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chet%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20solide%20combustible
proposal, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les déchets solides de faible activité sont classés en déchets combustibles, compressibles et non compressibles. Les déchets combustibles seront traités dans un incinérateur à haute température [...] 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20combustible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les déchets radioactifs peuvent être solides, liquides ou gazeux, combustibles ou non, aqueux ou non. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20combustible
Record 1, Key term(s)
- déchets combustibles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desecho combustible
1, record 1, Spanish, desecho%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- desecho radiactivo sólido combustible 2, record 1, Spanish, desecho%20radiactivo%20s%C3%B3lido%20combustible
correct, masculine noun
- residuo combustible 3, record 1, Spanish, residuo%20combustible
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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