Conference Abstract
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10 Nov 2021
Conference Abstract |
| 10 Nov 2021
| 10 Nov 2021
Development of a database for the analysis of the disposal system in the representative preliminary safety analysis
Eva-Maria Hoyer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
Paulina Müller
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
Phillip Kreye
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
Christoph Behrens
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
Marc Wengler
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
Tobias Wengorsch
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
Wolfram Rühaak
BGE mbH – Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal, 31224 Peine, Germany
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