Geological disposal of radioactive waste: Underpinning science and technology

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2865-2871

  Evans, N D M ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; UNDERPINNING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84875744230     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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