Use of thorium in light water reactors

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-176

  Todosow, Michael ^a   Galperin, A ^b   Herring, S ^c   Kazimi, M ^d   Downar, T ^e   Morozov, A ^f  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fuel cycle; Light water reactors; Thorium

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; NUCLEAR FUELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; THORIUM; TOXICITY; URANIUM;

FUEL CYCLE; RADIOTOXICITY;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 22944487627     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT151-168     Document Type: Article

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