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Nuclear fuel: keeping it civil

In the third of a series of articles examining nuclear issues, Jeff Tollefson looks at options for fuelling a global boom in nuclear power stations without enabling nuclear proliferation.

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Tollefson, J. Nuclear fuel: keeping it civil. Nature 451, 380–381 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/451380a

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