Geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste and its key scientific issues

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 801-812

  Wang, Ju ^a   Chen, Weiming ^a   Su, Rui ^a   Guo, Yonghai ^a   Jin, Yuanxin ^a  

^a BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Geological disposal; High level radioactive waste; Key scientific issues; Underground research laboratory

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FORECASTING; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GROUNDWATER; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS;

GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; KEY SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORY;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33745140502     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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