Disposition of spent nuclear fuel using the modular helium reactor

Energy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-341

  Richards, Matthew B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HELIUM; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES;

ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGN; COATED PARTICLE FUEL TECHNOLOGY; MODULAR HELIUM REACTOR; SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 0030131177     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(96)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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