High-temperature, very deep, geological disposal: A safer alternative for high-level radioactive waste?

Waste Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-211

  Gibb, Fergus G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DEEP DRILLING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NUCLEAR SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032967921     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(99)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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