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FORMATION ARGILEUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clay formation
1, record 1, English, clay%20formation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geological disposal .... Five ... countries have selected granite formations for the underground disposal vaults, one a volcanic tuff formation, one a salt formation, and one a clay formation. The other countries are studying disposal in granite, salt, clay, and sedimentary rock. 2, record 1, English, - clay%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the hydrating qualities of shale and clay formations... 3, record 1, English, - clay%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation d'argile
1, record 1, French, formation%20d%27argile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation argileuse 2, record 1, French, formation%20argileuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'enfouissement géologique accueilli à l'échelle mondiale. [...] Cinq [...] pays ont choisi des formations de granit pour les enceintes souterraines, trois autres ont choisi respectivement une formation de tuf volcanique, une formation de sel et une formation d'argile. Les autres pays étudient la possibilité d'enfouir leurs déchets dans le granit, le sel, l'argile et les roches sédimentaires. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20d%27argile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] stockage en formation géologique stable. Les formations géologiques pourront être soit du type sans circulation d'eau (formations salines), soit du type à pouvoir adsorbant (formations argileuses). 4, record 1, French, - formation%20d%27argile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Conditionnés, les déchets seront ensuite (après une période plus ou moins longue d'entreposage) stockés en profondeur s'ils contiennent des émetteurs alpha au-dessus d'un certain seuil, dans des formations géologiques adaptées au confinement : massif granitique, dôme de sel, formation argileuse [...] 5, record 1, French, - formation%20d%27argile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- formación de arcilla
1, record 1, Spanish, formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20arcilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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