Preliminary FRAPCON-3th steady-state fuel analysis of ThO2 and UO2 fuel mixtures

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-277

  Loewen, E P ^a   Wilson, R D ^a   Hohorst, J K ^a   Kumar, A S ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

FRAPCON; Thermal conductivity; Thorium

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FUEL ECONOMY; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PERFORMANCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THORIA; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE FRAPCON-3; STEADY-STATE FUEL ANALYSIS; URANIA;

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0035578005     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT01-A3244     Document Type: Article

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