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DECHET ACCIDENTEL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

Wastes from the use of naturally radioactive materials in industries, with no intent to exploit their radioactive properties.

CONT

Incidental wastes are those wastes arising from industrial processes not related specifically to the generation of radioactive material but where such material is naturally present in the raw material. This is the case, for example, in the production of carborundum and phosphogypsum.

CONT

Incidental wastes are generated by industry as by-products of non-radioactive processes and contain small amounts of natural radioactivity. The phosphate industry was the largest producer of incidental waste ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

accidentel : Qui arrive par hasard, qui est produit par une circonstance occasionnelle.

OBS

Choisir entre «indirect» ou «accessoire» (produit de manière accessoire) et «accidentel» (produit par une circonstance occasionnelle) en fonction de l'aspect que l'on désire faire ressortir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
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