Potential effects of climatic change on radiological doses from disposal of Canadian nuclear fuel waste

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 693-700

  Amiro, Brian D ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

dose assessment; iodine; modeling; waste disposal

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR FUEL;

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030894999     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199705000-00003     Document Type: Article

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