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Uranium as a renewable for nuclear energy. / Degueldre, Claude.
In: Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 94, 01.2017, p. 174-186.

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Degueldre, C 2017, 'Uranium as a renewable for nuclear energy', Progress in Nuclear Energy, vol. 94, pp. 174-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2016.03.031

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Degueldre, C. (2017). Uranium as a renewable for nuclear energy. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 94, 174-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2016.03.031

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Degueldre C. Uranium as a renewable for nuclear energy. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 2017 Jan;94:174-186. Epub 2016 May 25. doi: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2016.03.031

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Degueldre, Claude. / Uranium as a renewable for nuclear energy. In: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 2017 ; Vol. 94. pp. 174-186.

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