Evaluation of disposal limits for shallow land burial facilities: Application to the back end of nuclear fuel cycle

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1203-1209

  Krishnamoorthy, T M ^a   Nair, R N ^a   Nambi, K S V ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; SPENT FUELS;

DISPOSAL LIMITS; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE; SHALLOW LAND RADIOACTIVE WASTES BURIAL FACILITIES;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

NUCLEAR FUEL; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0031227017     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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