Preliminary Comparison of Radioactive Waste Disposal Cost for Fusion and Fission Reactors

Journal of Fusion Energy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Seki, Yasushi ^a   Aoki, Isao ^a   Yamano, Naoki ^b   Tabara, Takashi ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Sumitomo Atom Ener Indust Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disposal cost; Fusion reactor; High level waste; Low activation; Low level waste; LWR; Medium level waste; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0031221261     PISSN: 01640313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021839219543     Document Type: Review

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