The management of radioactive waste in the European Union - Opinions, situation and proposal for changes

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Taylor, Derek M ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Europe; Legislation; Nuclear wastes disposal; Public opinions; Radioactive waste disposal; Waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SAFETY FACTOR; SURVEYS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EUROPEAN UNION (EU); GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

LEGISLATION; NUCLEAR POWER; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11144222614     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2005)9:1(13)     Document Type: Article

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