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All issues Volume 12 (2026) EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol., 12 (2026) 15 References
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EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.
Volume 12, 2026
Euratom Research and Training in 2025: ‘Challenges, achievements and future perspectives’, edited by Roger Garbil, Seif Ben Hadj Hassine, Patrick Blaise, and Christophe Girold
Article Number 15
Number of page(s) 14
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2026010
Published online 03 June 2026
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