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Record 1 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

The testing used a phased approach consisting of first screening the compatibility of surrogate wastes with the immobilization media and then performing detailed physical and chemical tests on laboratory-prepared surrogate waste forms.

OBS

The term "waste" is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

Le terme «déchet» est habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans le sens de résidus industriels ou de matières dangereuses.

Spanish

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