Objectives, strategies, and challenges for the advanced fuel cycle initiative

2005 AIChE Spring National Meeting, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3385-3404

  Dixon, Brent ^a   Shropshire, David ^a   Hill, Robert ^b   Wigeland, Roald ^b   Schneider, Erich ^c   Smith, J D ^d  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED FUEL CELL INITIATIVE (AFCI); BURIAL SITES; ENERGY SECURITY; TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS;

FISSION PRODUCTS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; NEPTUNIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PLUTONIUM; SPENT FUELS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

RECYCLING;

EID: 22444444876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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