Inherent safety of fuels for accelerator-driven systems

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 314-333

  Eriksson, Marcus ^a   Wallenius, J ^a   Jolkkonen, M ^a   Cahalan, J E ^b  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator driven systems; Accidents; Minor actinide fuel

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACTINIDES; CERMETS; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); REACTOR CORES;

ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEMS; INHERENT SAFETY; MINOR ACTINIDE FUEL;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 23844448469     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-A3654     Document Type: Article

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