Validation of minor actinide cross sections by studying samples irradiated for 492 days at the Dounreay Prototype Fast Reactor - II: Burnup calculations

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-141

  Tsujimoto, K ^a   Kohno, N ^a   Shinohara, N ^a   Sakurai, T ^a   Nakahara, Y ^a   Mukaiyama, T ^a,c   Raman, S ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Jakarta Liaison Office   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DATA REDUCTION; DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR FUELS;

PROTOTYPE FAST REACTORS;

FAST REACTORS;

EID: 0037564941     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE03-A2348     Document Type: Article

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