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English: A vitrification experiment. original caption "Our nation must dispose of its nuclear waste, a byproduct of various nuclear programs including atomic weapons production. Vitrification, or encapsulating the waste in glass, is one possible method." Courtesy: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Usage statement: "Photos and graphics obtained from PictureThis are to be used for lawful purposes only and such use shall not claim any expressed or implied affiliation with, or endorsement by, Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory or the U.S. Department of Energy."
Français : Expérimentation de vitrification au Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. La vitrification des déchets nucléaires est une méthode permettant de les neutraliser.
Česky: Experiment se zeskelněním jaderného odpadu.

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Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for June 24, 2006. It was captioned as followed:
English: A vitrification of nuclear waste experiment.

العربية: تزجيج لتجربة نفاية نووية
Česky: Experiment se zeskelněním jaderného odpadu.
Cymraeg: Arbrawf i wydreu wastraff niwcliar.
Dansk: Eksperiment med indkapsling af radioaktivt affald i glas
Deutsch: Ein Experiment zur Verglasung von radioaktivem Abfall
English: A vitrification of nuclear waste experiment.
Français : Vitrification de déchets nucléaires au Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Galego: Experimento de vitrificación de residuos nucleares
Magyar: Amerikai kísérlet arra, hogy üvegbe zárva szabaduljanak meg a nukleáris hulladéktól
Italiano: Un esperimento sulla vetrificazione di scorie radioattive
日本語: 核廃棄物の ガラス化実験
한국어: 핵폐기물 결정화 실험
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Eksperiment med innkapsling av radioaktivt avfall i glass.
Nederlands: Een experiment met de verglazing van nucleair afval.
‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Eksperiment med innkapsling av radioaktivt avfall i glas.
Русский: Эксперимент по витрификации ядерных отходов
Slovenčina: Experiment vitrifikácie jadrového odpadu
Svenska: Experiment med inkapsling av radioaktivt avfall i glas.
‪中文(简体)‬: 试验用玻璃固定的方法处理 核废料


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