Application of the pyrochemical process to recycle of actinides from LWR spent fuel

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 175-186

  McPheeters, C C ^a   Pierce, R D ^a   Mulcahey, T P ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide consumption; Electrorefining; Fast reactor; Fuel cycle facility; IFR; Liquid metal reactor; LMR; LWR; Metallic fuel; Nuclear fuel cycle; Plutonium; Pyroprocessing; Recycling; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039971452     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-1970(96)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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