Issue
EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.
Volume 8, 2022
Euratom Research and Training in 2022: challenges, achievements and future perspectives
Article Number 21
Number of page(s) 12
Section Part 2: Radioactive waste management
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2022021
Published online 26 September 2022
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