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EARTHEN TOP [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tumulus
1, record 1, English, tumulus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... variations... could be employed for low-level radioactive waste management, such as : above-ground vaults that are covered with a mounded earthen top,(i. e., a tumulus) ;modular concrete canisters used as above-ground vaults(that could also be mounded). 2, record 1, English, - tumulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In consideration of the hydrogeological characteristics of the [disposal] site and the large rainfall, protection of waste packages from water is the basic feature of the repository. This is achieved by extensive use of engineered barriers. Their tumulus concept consists of vaults excavated below the ground, which contain higher activity waste, and disposal units located above the original ground surface and on top of the vaults, which contain lower activity wastes ... 3, record 1, English, - tumulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Two types of manmade structures are used for the disposal of conditioned waste: - monoliths, located below the original ground level, for waste whose initial conditioning has to be completed by immobilization in a concrete structure; - tumuli, above the original ground level, for waste whose initial conditioning does not necessitate any supplementary immobilization. 4, record 1, English, - tumulus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tumulus
1, record 1, French, tumulus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les tumulus. Les ouvrages situés au-dessus du niveau du sol d'origine sont des tumulus constitués par des empilements de colis dont les interstices sont comblés par un matériau de remplissage (béton léger, cailloux, gravier ou argile). Afin de garantir à l'ensemble une bonne tenue mécanique et de faciliter les opérations de rangement, la périphérie des ouvrages est réalisée avec des blocs de béton contenant des déchets disposés en gradins, et des empilements verticaux délimitant des cases dans lesquelles les autres colis sont disposés par catégories. L'ensemble est recouvert d'une épaisse couche de terre argileuse extraite du sous-sol et de terre végétale, qui constituent ainsi une couverture sur laquelle se développe et est entretenue une végétation naturelle. 2, record 1, French, - tumulus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour les déchets d'activité moyenne, des monolithes de béton peuvent être obtenus à partir de tranchées bétonnées dans lesquelles on dispose les déchets et qui sont ensuite obturées par injection d'un coulis de ciment. Pour les déchets de faible activité, on peut constituer un tumulus sur des aires aménagées, planes, bétonnées et drainées. La figure 18 montre schématiquement l'exemple d'un stockage mixte tumulus sur monolithe. On y voit le réseau de canalisations enterrées qui ceinture chaque module de stockage et qui est destiné à contrôler l'efficacité des barrières et en particulier de la couche argileuse. [...] Les tumulus comprennent les blocs de béton en rangées de 5 m de haut constituant des cellules de 10 m X 30 m. À l'intérieur de ces cellules, on met les déchets conditionnés en fûts métalliques. Après remplissage des interstices par du gravillon, on couvre le tout par de l'argile, qui est tassée, puis par de la terre végétale. 3, record 1, French, - tumulus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- túmulo
1, record 1, Spanish, t%C3%BAmulo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- túmulos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tumulus disposal
1, record 2, English, tumulus%20disposal
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tumulus storage 2, record 2, English, tumulus%20storage
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In preparation for tumulus disposal at the Centre de la Manche, France. 1, record 2, English, - tumulus%20disposal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... variations... could be employed for low-level radioactive waste management, such as : above-ground vaults that are covered with a mounded earthen top,(i. e., a tumulus) ;modular concrete canisters used as above-ground vaults(that could also be mounded). 1, record 2, English, - tumulus%20disposal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "disposal" normally refers to permanent storage. 2, record 2, English, - tumulus%20disposal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stockage en tumulus
1, record 2, French, stockage%20en%20tumulus
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- évacuation en tumulus 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9vacuation%20en%20tumulus
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Installation d'évacuation de déchets en tumulus. 2, record 2, French, - stockage%20en%20tumulus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces déchets [les déchets technologiques] sont actuellement précompactés en centrale dans des fûts métalliques de 200 l puis expédiés au site de stockage. Sur ce site, ils sont compactés puis bétonnés dans des conteneurs en béton qui sont stockés en tumulus. 3, record 2, French, - stockage%20en%20tumulus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «évacuation» (en anglais : «disposal») désigne normalement le stockage permanent. Voir «évacuation», «stockage (permanent, temporaire)» dans TERMIUM. Voir aussi «tumulus». 4, record 2, French, - stockage%20en%20tumulus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- almacenamiento en túmulos
1, record 2, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20t%C3%BAmulos
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- disposición de desechos en túmulos 2, record 2, Spanish, disposici%C3%B3n%20de%20desechos%20en%20t%C3%BAmulos
correct, feminine noun
- evacuación en túmulos 3, record 2, Spanish, evacuaci%C3%B3n%20en%20t%C3%BAmulos
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-11-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Wardian case
1, record 3, English, Wardian%20case
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A portable case made with glass sides and top and metal, earthen, or wooden base and used in growing or transporting living plants in soil or in pots. 1, record 3, English, - Wardian%20case
Record 3, Key term(s)
- bottle garden
- crystal garden
- glass garden
- terrarium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cloche continue
1, record 3, French, cloche%20continue
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les cloches assurent une protection à l'unité de certaines cultures en pleine terre [...] Des abris allongés sont employés sur des rangs de cultures en pleine terre. Leur matériau de couverture est autoporteur. Les miniserres se distinguent par le fait qu'elles forment avec le récipient de culture un ensemble totalement indépendant [...] Leur unique paroi vitrée ne reçoit le rayonnement solaire direct que pendant quelques heures, au milieu de la journée. Les coffres peuvent être maçonnés ou démontables s'il sont fabriqués en bois [...] Les versions destinées au jardinage de loisir sont souvent plus petites que celles des équipements professionnels. 1, record 3, French, - cloche%20continue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
- Oil Drilling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- skim pit
1, record 4, English, skim%20pit
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- skimming pit 2, record 4, English, skimming%20pit
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An earthen pit, often lined with concrete, into which water with small amounts of oil is pumped. The minute quantities of oil are skimmed off the top of the water in the pit, and the water is disposed of. 3, record 4, English, - skim%20pit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fosse de pompage
1, record 4, French, fosse%20de%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Fosse] dans laquelle l'eau est éliminée par le fond et l'huile est écumée en surface avant d'être dirigée sur une autre cuve. 2, record 4, French, - fosse%20de%20pompage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-05-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- trench cover
1, record 5, English, trench%20cover
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- trench cap 2, record 5, English, trench%20cap
proposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A review of performance history at existing shallow land burial sites in the USA provides strong evidence that structurally unstable waste contributes to rapid slumping or collapse of trench covers, with subsequent water infiltration and leaching of radioactivity from the waste. 1, record 5, English, - trench%20cover
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "engineered cover", "earthen cover", "clay top cover" and "multilayered cap" in TERMIUM. 2, record 5, English, - trench%20cover
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- couverture de tranchée
1, record 5, French, couverture%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «couverture artificielle» dans TERMIUM. 2, record 5, French, - couverture%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desechos nucleares
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- cubierta de trinchera
1, record 5, Spanish, cubierta%20de%20trinchera
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-03-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Soil Science
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- earth cover
1, record 6, English, earth%20cover
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- earthen cover 1, record 6, English, earthen%20cover
correct
- earthen top 2, record 6, English, earthen%20top
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Earthen cover systems may vary from relatively simple thick clay caps to more complex, multilayered caps employing alternating layers of such natural materials as clay, sand gravel, cobble, boulders, rip-rap, and topsoil as well as synthetic membranes. 1, record 6, English, - earth%20cover
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The first concept [for low-level wastes disposal in a clay/till host medium] consists of trenches lined with circular concrete caissons. The trenches ... are filled with 6 m of wastes capped by a structural roof plus mounded earth cover. 1, record 6, English, - earth%20cover
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "clay top cover", "engineered cap" and "multilayered cap" in TERMIUM. 3, record 6, English, - earth%20cover
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Science du sol
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- couverture de terre
1, record 6, French, couverture%20de%20terre
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La figure 18 donne le modèle du stockage [de surface]. Les colis [de déchets] forment des structures légèrement enterrées (monolithes) ou en surface (tumulus), recouvertes d'une couche étanche d'argile puis de terre végétale. 2, record 6, French, - couverture%20de%20terre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour assurer la protection différée dans le cas des déchets de faibles et moyennes activités (FMA), on a choisi d'isoler les déchets de l'environnement dans un stockage de surface. L'isolement est réalisé par le conditionnement des déchets eux-mêmes et par les ouvrages du stockage et leur couverture. 3, record 6, French, - couverture%20de%20terre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- cubierta de tierra
1, record 6, Spanish, cubierta%20de%20tierra
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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