Advanced plutonium fuel assembly: An advanced concept for using plutonium in pressurized water reactors

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-140

  Puill, André ^a,b,c,d   Bergeron, Jean ^a,b,c,e  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b University of Paris   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

^d French Navy Nuclear Power Program   (France)

^e Reactor Core Physics Department

Author keywords

Plutonium; Pressurized water reactor; Recycling

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM;

FUEL RODS; NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES; THERMOHYDRAULIC ASPECTS;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0031198927     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT97-A35381     Document Type: Article

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