Purex co-processing of spent LWR fuels: Flow sheet

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-162

  Zabunoǧlu, Okan H ^a   Özdemir, Levent ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECONTAMINATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM;

ENERGY PRODUCTION; FISSILE ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE; PLUTONIUM URANIUM RECOVERY BY EXTRACTION (PUREX);

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 10444283611     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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