Neutronics analysis of HYLIFE-II blanket for fissile fuel breeding in an inertial fusion energy reactor

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 669-683

  Şahin, Sümer ^a   Yalçin, Şenay ^b   Şahin, Haci Mehmet ^a   Übeyli, Mustafa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION;

NEUTRONICS ANALYSIS;

FUSION REACTORS;

TRITIUM;

EID: 18744415981     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(02)00109-3     Document Type: Article

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