A new concept for the nuclear fuel recycle system: Application of the Fluoride volatility reprocessing

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 145-150

  Kamoshida, M ^a   Kawamura, F ^a   Sasahira, A ^a   Fukasawa, T ^a   Sawa, T ^a   Yamashita, J ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VOLATILITY REPROCESSING; FLUORINATION; HEXAFLUORIDE; HYBRID RECYCLE SYSTEM; NUCLEAR FUEL RECYCLE SYSTEM; VIBRATION PACKING;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM; VAPORIZATION;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0034512306     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-1970(00)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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