Projected futures: The political matter of UK higher activity radioactive waste

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2006-2022

  Gregson, Nicky ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep geological disposal; Materiality; Onto politics; Radioactive waste; UK

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; MATERIAL CULTURE; POLITICAL RELATIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866364064     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a44600     Document Type: Article

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