Global Energy and Nuclear Power: The Next Thirty Years

Scott L. Montgomery; Thomas Graham, Jr

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9 - Global Energy and Nuclear Power: The Next Thirty Years

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Scott L. Montgomery and

Thomas Graham, Jr

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Scott L. Montgomery: Affiliation:
University of Washington
Thomas Graham, Jr: Affiliation:
Lightbridge Corporation

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Information: Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century , pp. 244 - 279

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