Evaluation for the Manufacturing Characteristics and Thermal Conductivity of Engineering Scale Bentonite-Sand Buffer Blocks
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Lee, Deuk-Hwan
(Disposal Safety Evaluation Research Division, KAERI)
Yoon, Seok (Disposal Safety Evaluation Research Division, KAERI) Kim, Jin-Seop (Disposal Performance Demonstration Research Division, KAERI) Lee, Gi-Jun (Disposal Safety Evaluation Research Division, KAERI) Kim, Ji-Won (Disposal Performance Demonstration Research Division, KAERI) Kim, Min-Jun (Deep Geologic Disposal&storage Research Center, KIGAM) |
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