Converting the Iranian Heavy Water Reactor IR-40 to a More Proliferation-Resistant Reactor
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عنوان ژورنال: Science & Global Security
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0892-9882,1547-7800
DOI: 10.1080/08929882.2012.713767