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Packaging, Transport, Storage & Security of Radioactive Material Volume 25, 2014 - Issue 2
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German approach and feedback on experience of transportability of SNF packages after interim storage

F. WilleFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)Unter den Eichen87, 12205Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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D. WolffFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)Unter den Eichen87, 12205Berlin, Germany
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B. DrosteFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)Unter den Eichen87, 12205Berlin, Germany
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H. VölzkeFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)Unter den Eichen87, 12205Berlin, Germany
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M. BadenTÜV RheinlandIndustrie Service GmbH, Alboinstraße56, 12103Berlin, Germany
Pages 55-59 | Received 03 Nov 2014, Accepted 10 Nov 2014, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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