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A 17th Century Bronze Cannon as Analogue for Radioactive Waste Disposal

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Natural Analogues in Radioactive Waste Disposal

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Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Management Co. SKB, runs an intensive research in developing safe methods for the final deposit of used Swedish nuclear fuel. The present method is based on keeping the fuel in copper canisters embedded in clay at a depth of 500 meters in a crystalline rock.

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  1. HALLBERG, R.O., ENGVALL, A-G. and WADSTEN, T. (1984). Corrosion of copper lightning conductor plates. Br Corros. J., Vol. 19, No. 2

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Hallberg, R.O., Östlund, P., Wadsten, T. (1987). A 17th Century Bronze Cannon as Analogue for Radioactive Waste Disposal. In: Côme, B., Chapman, N.A. (eds) Natural Analogues in Radioactive Waste Disposal. Radioactive Waste Management Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3465-8_13

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