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Experiments on the leak path factor of ruthenium volatilized from high-level liquid waste tanks in a reprocessing plant in case of the boiling and drying accident

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Pages 467-471 | Received 13 May 2014, Accepted 29 Sep 2014, Published online: 05 Nov 2014

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