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ABOVE-GROUND QUADRICELL [1 record]

Record 1 1996-02-28

English

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

aboveground concrete quadricell.

OBS

"quadricells" - These are aboveground structures consisting of four cells in double-walled concrete. They are used primarily to store resins and occasionally to store highly active core components. These can be viewed as aboveground modular concrete canisters.

French

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

Les tumulus comprennent les blocs de béton en rangées de 5 m de haut constituant des cellules de 10 m x 30 m. À l'intérieur de ces cellules, on met les déchets conditionnés en fûts métalliques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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