U.S. accelerator-driven Transmutation of Waste (ATW) program objectives, and technology development efforts

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4 SPEC., 2002, Pages 357-364

  Van Tuyle, Gregory J ^a   Bennett, Deborah R ^a   Herczeg, John W ^b   Arthur, Edward D ^a   Hill, David J ^c   Finck, Phillip J ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION OF WASTES (ATW);

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 0036379907     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(02)00029-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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