ATBR - a thorium breeder reactor concept for early induction of thorium in an enriched uranium reactor

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-32

  Jagannathan, V ^a   Pal, Usha ^a   Karthikeyan, R ^a   Ganesan, S ^a   Jain, R P ^a   Kamat, S U ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY WATER REACTORS; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THORIUM DEPOSITS; URANIUM;

THORIA BLANKET ZONES; URANIUM REACTORS;

BREEDER REACTORS;

EID: 0035128273     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT01-A3156     Document Type: Article

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