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Current status of radioactive waste disposal

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This paper describes the technical issues involved in the development of a feasible solution toward permanent radioactive waste disposal. Recent progress on internationally collaborative research efforts concerning the multibarrier concept, in situ experiments, computer modeling and natural analogues are discussed.

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Choppin, G.R., Wong, P.J. Current status of radioactive waste disposal. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 203, 575–590 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041530

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