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DISPOSAL GLASS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Glass Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vitrification
1, record 1, English, vitrification
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glassification 2, record 1, English, glassification
correct
- radioactive waste glassification 3, record 1, English, radioactive%20waste%20glassification
correct
- disposal in glass 4, record 1, English, disposal%20in%20glass
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process which involves turning liquid high-level waste from nuclear reactors into glass blocks in a reprocessing plant. 5, record 1, English, - vitrification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vitrification processes ... can be characterized by three phases: - evaporation of the radioactive waste concentrate to dryness, at 100°C; - calcination, denitration of nitrates to oxides; between 500 and 900°C; - vitrification, formation of a glass melt between the waste oxides and the glass formers above 1000°C. 6, record 1, English, - vitrification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Industrie du verre
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitrification
1, record 1, French, vitrification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vitrification de déchets radioactifs 2, record 1, French, vitrification%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20radioactifs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de conditionnement des déchets radioactifs de haute activité, dans laquelle ces déchets, préalablement calcinés, sont enrobés dans un réseau vitreux par addition de fritté de verre à haute température. 3, record 1, French, - vitrification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plusieurs procédés de solidification ont été étudiés mais le seul conduisant à un solide stable aisément stockable [...] est la vitrification (verres au borosilicate). 4, record 1, French, - vitrification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Industria del vidrio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vitrificación
1, record 1, Spanish, vitrificaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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