What IS the potential use of thorium in the future energy production technology?

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 137-144

  Ünak, Turan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FUEL CYCLE; THERMAL NEUTRON CAPTURE REACTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MINERAL RESOURCES; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 16344366353     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-1970(00)00038-x     Document Type: Article

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