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Radioactive Waste Management in South Africa

Authors : Thabo Matyaba, Priscilla Keche, Roman Tandlich

Published in: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

South Africa’s electricity consumption has been marked with a rapid surge ever since 1980, which makes the government appeal to nuclear power as a potential solution.

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Metadata
Title
Radioactive Waste Management in South Africa
Authors
Thabo Matyaba
Priscilla Keche
Roman Tandlich
Copyright Year
2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_291