Safety analysis of an accelerator-driven test facility

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 229, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 289-306

  Cheng, X ^a   Cahalan, J E ^b   Finck, P J ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUOYANCY; COOLANTS; EUTECTICS; FISSION PRODUCTS; HEAT SINKS; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

FLOW OSCILLATIONS; MOLTEN FUEL INJECTION;

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842560264     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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