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Challenges in the Long-Term Behaviour of Highly Radioactive Materials

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  • Michael I. Ojovan

    (Department of Materials, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
    Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IGEM RAS), 119017 Moscow, Russia)

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Highly radioactive materials are at the core in many useful applications ranging from operating nuclear reactors (including fast breeder reactors) to vitrified high-level radioactive waste, which is currently stored and awaiting final disposal into dedicated facilities within deep geological formations [...]

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  • Michael I. Ojovan, 2022. "Challenges in the Long-Term Behaviour of Highly Radioactive Materials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-3, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:4:p:2445-:d:754193
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    1. Michael I. Ojovan & Hans J. Steinmetz, 2022. "Approaches to Disposal of Nuclear Waste," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-23, October.

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