Tokamak transmutation facility studies

Fusion Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 525-529

  Stacey, W M ^a   Hoffinan, E A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FISSION PRODUCTS; NEUTRON SOURCES; SPENT FUELS;

METAL FUEL TRANSMUTATION REACTORS;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0035269332     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst01-a11963289     Document Type: Article

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