Transmutation of thorium/DUPIC fuel in a CANDU reactor

Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 194-197

  Choi, Hangbok ^a   Park, Chang Je ^a   Yang, Myung Seung ^a   Feinroth, H ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Gamma Engineering Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PYROMETALLURGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEPARATION; THORIUM;

BURNUP STATES; CANDU REACTORS; FUEL CYCLES; TRANSMUTATION;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 2642519739     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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