A neutronic evaluation of the Americium and Neptunium co-insertion in UO2 fuel

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 775-783

  Costa, Antonella Lombardi ^a   Pereira, Claubia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODERATORS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTOR CORES;

NEUTRONIC EVALUATION;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037405491     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(02)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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