Rethinking high-level waste disposal: Separate disposal of high-heat radionuclides (90Sr and 137Cs)

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 252-268

  Forsberg, Charles W ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0034249334     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3115     Document Type: Article

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