Storage of thermal reactor fuels – Implications for the back end of the fuel cycle in the UK

David Hambley

doi:10.1051/epjn/2016014

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EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol., 2 (2016) 21

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Issue		EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol. Volume 2, 2016


Article Number		21
Number of page(s)		9
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2016014
Published online		15 April 2016

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