Radioactive waste management and disposal – introduction to the special issue

María Sancho; María Sancho

doi:10.3934/environsci.2023007

AIMS Environmental Science

2023, Volume 10, Issue 1: 125-128. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2023007

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Radioactive waste management and disposal – introduction to the special issue

María Sancho ^,

Instituto Universitario de Seguridad Industrial, Radiofísica y Medioambiental (ISIRYM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino Vera s/n, 46022, Spain

Received: 04 January 2023 Accepted: 12 January 2023 Published: 13 January 2023

Citation: María Sancho. Radioactive waste management and disposal – introduction to the special issue[J]. AIMS Environmental Science, 2023, 10(1): 125-128. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2023007

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