Uranium mineralogy and the geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Uranium: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 475-497

  Wronkiewicz, David J ^a   Buck, Edgar C ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALS; URANIUM;

GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 85061286704     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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