Immobilization of high level nuclear wastes: The Indian scenario

On a Sustainable Future of the Earth's Natural Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 25-51

  Sengupta, Pranesh ^a   Kaushik, C P ^a   Dey, G K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

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EID: 84891365749     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32917-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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