LWR spent fuel transmutation in a high power density fusion reactor

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 871-890

  Sahin S ^a   Übeyli, Mustafa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDER REACTORS; FUSION REACTORS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TRITIUM; WASTE INCINERATION;

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; CUMULATIVE FISSILE FUEL ENRICHMENT (CFFE);

SPENT FUELS;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0742267127     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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