Modified APEX reactor as a fusion breeder

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1497-1512

  Şahin, Sümer ^a   Übeyli, Mustafa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fusion breeder; High power density; Liquid wall; Molten salt; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; FUSION REACTORS; HEAT FLUX; HEAVY METALS; HELIUM; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION DAMAGE; REFRACTORY METALS; STAINLESS STEEL; TRITIUM;

FUSION BREEDER; HIGH POWER DENSITY; LIQUID WALL; MOLTEN SALT;

BREEDER REACTORS;

EID: 0442327467     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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