Plutonium recycling in pressurized water reactors: Influence of the moderator-to-fuel ratio

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 227-241

  Kloosterman, Jan Leen ^a   Bende, Evert E ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Moderator to fuel ratio; Plutonium recycling; PWR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343586611     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3090     Document Type: Article

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