High-level radioactive waste management in the USA

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1009-1024

  Solomon, Barry D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental Protection Agency; High level radioactive waste; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Waste Policy Act; Us Department of Energy; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856469876     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870903126093     Document Type: Article

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