German Spent Nuclear Fuel Legacy: Characteristics and High-Level Waste Management Issues
Germany is phasing-out the utilization of nuclear energy until 2022. Currently, nine light water reactors of originally nineteen are still connected to the grid. All power plants generate high-level nuclear waste like spent uranium or mixed uranium-plutonium dioxide fuel which has to be properly man...
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| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/293792 |