Investigation of neutronic potential of a moderated (D-T) fusion driven hybrid reactor fueled with thorium to breed fissile fuel for LWRs

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 435-447

  Yapici, Hüseyin ^a   Şahin, Necmettin ^a   Bayrak, Mustafa ^a  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; THORIUM; TRITIUM;

CUMULATIVE FISSILE FUEL ENRICHMENT (CFFE); NEUTRONIC POTENTIAL; TRITIUM BREEDING RATIO (TBR);

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0033890157     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(99)00118-1     Document Type: Article

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