Inert matrix fuel for the utilisation of plutonium

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 301-308

  Ledergerber, G ^b   Degueldre, C ^a   Heimgartner, P ^a   Pouchon, M A ^a   Kasemeyer, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR FUELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URANIUM; YTTRIUM;

INERT MATRIX FUEL; URANIUM PLUTONIUM OXIDE; YTTRIA STABILISED ZIRCONIA;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 0035084483     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(00)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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