Why fukushima is a moral issue? The need for an ethic for the future in the debate about the future of nuclear energy

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-80

  Blowers, Andrew ^a  

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EID: 79959549285     PISSN: 1943815X     EISSN: 19438168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2011.585760     Document Type: Editorial

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