Investigation of the performance parameters and temperature distribution in fuel rod dependent on operation periods and first wall loads in fusion-fission reactor system fueled with ThO2

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 573-595

  Yapici, Hüseyin ^a   Ipek, Osman ^b   Übeyli, Mustafa ^c  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fuel enrichment; Fusion breeder; Hybrid blanket; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; EUTECTICS; FISSION REACTIONS; LITHIUM; MELTING; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CUMULATIVE FISSILE FUEL ENRICHMENT (CFFE);

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0037332327     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(02)00070-5     Document Type: Article

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