The next generation nuclear plant - Insights gained from the INEEL point design studies

Proceedings of the 2004 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP'04

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 349-363

  MacDonald, P E ^a   Bayless, P D ^a   Gougar, H D ^a   Moore, R L ^a   Ougouag, A M ^a   Sant, R L ^a   Sterbentz, J W ^a   Terry, W K ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION COOLDOWN; COOLANT FLOW; GAS TURBINE-MODULAR HELIUM REACTOR (GT-MHR); HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS REACTORS (HTGR);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COOLANTS; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GAS TURBINES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HELIUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; ISOTHERMS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 14844306759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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