Fusion-driven transmutations of nuclear waste - A misconception or an incentive for promotion of fusion energy?

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 41, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 455-460

  Taczanowski, Stefan ^a   Domańska, Grazyna ^a   Cetnar, Jerzy ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTORS; HEATING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PLUTONIUM; SPENT FUELS;

FUSION ENERGY; TRANSMUTATION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 0032475117     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(98)00310-X     Document Type: Article

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