Nuclear power and associated environmental issues in the transition of exploration and mining on earth to the development of off-world natural resources in the 21st century

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 101, 2013, Pages 163-213

  Campbell, Michael D ^a   King, Jeffrey D ^b   Wise, Henry M ^c   Handley, Bruce ^d   Conca, James L ^e   David Campbell, M ^f  

^a I2M Associates LLC   (United States)

^b I2M Associates LLC   (United States)

^c Eagle Construction and Environmental Services   (United States)

^d Neuro Ophthalmology of Texas   (United States)

^e RJ LEE GROUP   (United States)

^f I2M Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MINING; NUCLEAR POWER; SATELLITE MISSION; SOLAR SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CHINA; INDIA; JAPAN;

EID: 84893523841     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/13361569M1013548     Document Type: Article

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