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Record 1 - external organization data 2003-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Chemistry
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decay
1, record 1, English, decay
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... some low-level wastes decay to harmless levels very quickly. The half-life of many of their radioactive elements is measured in hours or days, although some elements continue to emit hazardous levels of radioactivity for decades or longer. 2, record 1, English, - decay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Combustible materials are incinerated and compactible materials are baled. The wastes may be contaminated with fission products ... and/or activation products ... All but a very small fraction of the contained radionuclides will decay radioactively within several hundred years. 3, record 1, English, - decay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Chimie
- Déchets nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- se désintégrer
1, record 1, French, se%20d%C3%A9sint%C3%A9grer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- se désagréger 2, record 1, French, se%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9ger
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'évacuation permanente signifie le confinement des déchets jusqu'à ce qu'ils se désintègrent à des niveaux sans danger [...] 2, record 1, French, - se%20d%C3%A9sint%C3%A9grer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La plupart des rayonnements ionisants sont émis lorsque la structure des électrons, des neutrons et des protons d'un atome se fractionne. Cela peut se produire lorsque certains rayonnements ionisants se heurtent à un atome normal ou lorsqu'un atome instable, appelé «radio-isotope», se désintègre ou se fractionne de lui-même. 3, record 1, French, - se%20d%C3%A9sint%C3%A9grer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Química
- Desechos nucleares
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desintegrarse
1, record 1, Spanish, desintegrarse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- transmutar 2, record 1, Spanish, transmutar
correct
- decrecer 3, record 1, Spanish, decrecer
- decaer 4, record 1, Spanish, decaer
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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