An insiders' perspective of fast reactor technology

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 453-469

  McFarlane, Harold F ^a   Lineberry, Michael J ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BREEDER REACTORS; COOLANTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR OPERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NONPROLIFERATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FAST REACTORS;

EID: 0032689688     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-1970(98)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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