The role of the engineered barrier system in safety cases for geological radioactive waste repositories: An NEA initiative in co-operation with the EC

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 932, Issue , 2006, Pages 43-52

  Bennett, David G ^a   Hooper, Alan J ^b   Voinis, Sylvie ^c   Umeki, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a GALSON SCIENCES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Nirex Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c OECD NEA ^*

^d Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory   (Japan)

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EID: 33746033369     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-932-120.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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