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Section 3 discusses different types of nanomaterials focusing on membranes for treating a variety of pollutants in water/wastewater. SSV-33's hull was derived from that of the nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruisers with nuclear marine propulsion. Today there are 31 CANDU reactors in use around the world, and 13 "CANDU-derivatives" in India, developed from the CANDU design. 62, no. The bundles are contained in pressure tubes within a larger vessel containing additional heavy water acting purely as a moderator. Contamination from bacteria, protozoans, and viruses is possible in both ground and surface water. 227233, 2003. 18, pp. Thermal waste-burning was achieved by replacing a fraction of the uranium in the spent nuclear fuel with thorium. 606611, 2005. 42, no. 47, no. S. Zia, M. Amin, U. Manzoor, and A. S. Bhatti, Ultra-long multicolor belts and unique morphologies of tin-doped zinc oxide nanostructures, Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, vol. 121131, 2007. 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