Light and heavy water cooled hybrid reactors for rejuvenation of LWR spent fuels

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2567-2587

  Unalan S ^a   Ayata, T ^b   Akansu, S O ^a   Erisen A ^b   Bolukbasi A ^c  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hybrid reactors; LWR spent fuel; Rejuvenation; Water coolant

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PLASMAS; SPENT FUELS; VOLUME FRACTION;

HYBRID REACTORS;

HEAVY WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0038713375     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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