Potential applications of photonuclear processes: Renewed interest in electron driven systems

International Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerator Technology: Accelerator Application in a Nuclear Renaissance

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 739-746

  Ridikas, Danas ^a   Bokov, Pavel ^a   Giacri, Marie Laure ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FISSION REACTIONS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

DATA FILES; ELECTRON DRIVEN SYSTEM (EDS); RADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR BEAMS; WASTE BARRELS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 2642530472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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