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Issue: February 2007, page: 12
Radiation degrades nuclear wastecontaining materials faster than expected
Minerals intended to entrap nuclear waste for hundreds of thousands of years may be susceptible to structural breakdown within 1400 years, a team from the University of Cambridge, UK, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), USA, report.
