Denaturing of plutonium by transmutation of minor-actinides for enhancement of proliferation resistance

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-168

  Sagara, Hiroshi ^a   Saito, Masaki ^a   Peryoga, Yoga ^a   Ezoubtchenko, Alexey ^a   Takivayev, Alan ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Minor actinides; Plutonium denaturing; Proliferation resistance; Transmutation

Indexed keywords

MINOR-ACTINIDES; PLUTONIUM DENATURING; PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; TRANSMUTATION;

ACTINIDES; DATA ACQUISITION; FISSION REACTIONS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PROBABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 17444398944     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2005.9726376     Document Type: Article

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