A perspective on nuclear waste

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 751-758

  North, D Warner ^a  

^a North Works Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

High level waste; Nuclear waste; Performance assessment; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE; SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; NUCLEAR WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033177862     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1999.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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