Control of civilian plutonium inventories using burning in a non-fertile fuel

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-26

  Oversby, V M ^a,d   McPheeters, C C ^b   Degueldre, C ^c   Paratte, J M ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SPENT FUELS; ZIRCONIA;

CIVILIAN PLUTONIUM INVENTORIES; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PUREX PROCESS;

NUCLEAR FUEL ACCOUNTING;

EID: 0031147225     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00751-9     Document Type: Article

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