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DRY STORAGE [5 records]

Record 1 2011-06-14

English

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

All used nuclear fuel in Canada is currently held on site in interim storage facilities, which are safe, secure and environmentally sound. Interim storage of used nuclear fuel at a nuclear facility typically consists of two phases known as wet storage and dry storage. Initially, used nuclear fuel bundles are stored under water in bays or pools after they have been removed from the reactors. These reinforced, leak-proof facilities enable the fuel to cool off in a shielded and secure facility. After 6 to 10 years in wet storage, the used nuclear fuel can be safely transferred to dry storage in concrete canisters, containers or silos.

French

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

Tout le combustible nucléaire est stocké temporairement dans des installations sûres, sécuritaires et sans danger pour l’environnement. Le stockage temporaire du combustible usé à une installation nucléaire comporte habituellement deux phases, soit le stockage humide et le stockage à sec. Dans un premier temps, après leur retrait du réacteur, les grappes de combustible irradié sont immergées dans des piscines étanches et renforcées spécialement conçues pour en assurer le refroidissement et pour protéger les travailleurs contre les rayonnements. Après 6 à 10 années de stockage humide, le combustible irradié est transféré de façon sûre dans les installations de stockage à sec (silos ou conteneurs en béton).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Warehousing
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Aquaculture
DEF

The storage of shellstock out of water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreposage général
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Entreposage des coquillages en écailles hors de l'eau.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 1995-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

... after cooling and losing some of their radioactivity in the pools for five or six years, these bundles can be moved to dry storage in thick-walled concrete canisters, usually constructed above ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refrigeration Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques du froid

Spanish

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Record 5 1983-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

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