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Laser-driven photo-transmutation of 129I—a long-lived nuclear waste product

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K W D Ledingham1,6, J Magill2, P McKenna1, J Yang1, J Galy2, R Schenkel2, J Rebizant2, T McCanny1, S Shimizu1, L Robson1, R P Singhal3, M S Wei4, S P D Mangles4, P Nilson4, K Krushelnick4, R J Clarke5 and P A Norreys5

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