Disposing of the world's excess plutonium

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 682-702

  McCormick, James M ^a   Bullen, Daniel B ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR POWER; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032311446     PISSN: 00190292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1998.tb01940.x     Document Type: Article

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