Can Geologists Ensure Isolation of Radioactive Wastes in Deep Rock Formations Over Thousands of Years?

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  • R. K. Bajpai
     Repository Engineering Section, Technology Development Division Nuclear Recycle Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai - 400 085

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Volume 81, Issue 5, May 2013

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2013-05-01

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Bajpai, R. K. (2013). Can Geologists Ensure Isolation of Radioactive Wastes in Deep Rock Formations Over Thousands of Years?. Journal of Geological Society of India, 81(5), 600–604. Retrieved from http://www.geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/57255

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