A future for nuclear energy: Pebble bed reactors

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-345

  Kadak, Andrew C ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Modularity; PBMR; Pebble bed reactor; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUELS; HELIUM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLANT MANAGEMENT; URANIUM;

MODULARITY; PBMR; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; POWER DENSITY REACTORS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 20944437283     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2005.006679     Document Type: Article

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