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One of the main problems of all fuel cycles remains the disposal/storage of the resultant waste substances. In the case of the nuclear-power industry, the principal concern is with the effects of radioactive releases from fuel-cycle operations on the biosphere, and specially on human health.
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Jones, P.L. (1984). Radioactive Waste. In: The Economics of Nuclear Power Programmes in the United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06774-9_5
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