Neutronic study of an innovative BWR thorium-uranium fuel

Proceedings of the PHYSOR 2002 - International Conference on the New Frontiers of Nuclear Technology : Reactor Physics, Safety and High-Performance Computing - The ANS 2002 RPD Topical Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  François, Juan Luis ^a   Núñez Carrera, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; OXIDE MINERALS; THORIA; THORIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCALOY;

BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR); INFINITE LATTICES; LATTICE DESIGN; NEGATIVE VALUES; NEUTRONIC DESIGN; NEUTRONIC STUDIES; TRIANGULAR LATTICE; TRIANGULAR PITCH;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 13844313310     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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