Status and Implications of Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Deep Groundwater for Deep Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Developed Countries
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Jaehoon Choi
(Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University)
Soonyoung Yu (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) SunJu Park (Earth E&G) Junghoon Park (Earth E&G) Seong-Taek Yun (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University) |
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