Effect of transplutonium doping on approach to long-life core in uranium-fueled PWR

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 838-844

  Peryoga, Yoga ^a   Saito, Masaki ^a   Artisyuk, Vladimir ^a   Shmelev, Anatolii ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Burnable absorber; Long life core; Minor actinides; Proliferation resistance; PWR type reactors; Transplutonium isotopes

Indexed keywords

PROLIFERATION RESISTANCES;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0036699266     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2002.9715267     Document Type: Article

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