Neutronic analysis of denaturing plutonium in a thorium fusion breeder and power flattening

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1209-1228

  Yapici, Hüseyin ^a   Bayrak, Mustafa ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Denaturation; Hybrid reactor; Plutonium; Power flattening; Thorium

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; EUTECTICS; FUSION REACTIONS; LITHIUM; MIXTURES; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS;

DENATURATION; FISSILE FUELS; HYBRID REACTORS; NATURAL LIQUID COOLANTS; POWER FLATTENING;

BREEDER REACTORS;

EID: 10844270400     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.06.031     Document Type: Article

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