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  • Vol. 52, Issue 5, 1749 (2024)
ZHANG Yuxuan1,2, MA Rui1,2, CUI Xiutao1, WU Nannan2, and OUYANG Shunli1,2,*
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    ZHANG Yuxuan, MA Rui, CUI Xiutao, WU Nannan, OUYANG Shunli. Corrosion Mechanism of Borosilicate Nuclear Waste Glass During Deep Geological Disposal: A Short Review[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2024, 52(5): 1749 Copy Citation Text show less
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    ZHANG Yuxuan, MA Rui, CUI Xiutao, WU Nannan, OUYANG Shunli. Corrosion Mechanism of Borosilicate Nuclear Waste Glass During Deep Geological Disposal: A Short Review[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2024, 52(5): 1749
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