Analysis of the rejuvenation performance of hybrid blankets by using uranium fuels (UN, UC, UO2, U3Si2) and different coolants for various volume fraction

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-294

  Yapici, Hüseyin ^a   Ipek, Osman ^b   Özceyhan, Veysel ^c   Erişen, Ali ^d  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COOLANTS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYBRID BLANKETS; TRITIUM BREEDING RATIO (TBR);

BREEDING BLANKETS;

EID: 0033896390     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(99)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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