Metallic fast reactor fuels

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 83-110

  Hofman, G L ^a   Walters, L C ^a   Bauer, T H ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

EBR II; Electrorefining; Fast reactor; IFR; Liquid metal reactor; LMR; Metallic fuel; Nuclear fuel cycle; Plutonium; Reactor design; Reactor safety; Recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001843947     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-1970(96)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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