Australia, uranium and nuclear power

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 845-857

  Falk, Jim ^a   Green, Jim ^a   Mudd, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Nuclear; Renewable Energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; URANIUM MINING;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 33845672489     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230601047131     Document Type: Article

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