Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

Carl A Alexander; Robert M Bernero; M Quinn Brewster; Gregory R Choppin; Nancy J Cooke; Louis Anthony Cox, Jr.; Gordon R Johnson; Robert P Kennedy; Kenneth K Kuo; Richard T Lahey, Jr.; Kathleen R Meyer; Frederick J Moody; Timothy R Neal; John Wreathall; Loring A Wyllie, Jr.; Peter D Zimmerman

Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

Carl A Alexander, Robert M Bernero, M Quinn Brewster, Gregory R Choppin, Nancy J Cooke, Louis Anthony Cox, Jr., Gordon R Johnson, Robert P Kennedy, Kenneth K Kuo, Richard T Lahey, Jr., Kathleen R Meyer, Frederick J Moody, Timothy R Neal, John Wreathall, Loring A Wyllie, Jr., Peter D Zimmerman

King's College London

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Original language	English
Publisher	The National Academies Press
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2005

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