Adapting the deep burn in-core fuel management strategy for the gas turbine - Modular helium reactor to a uranium-thorium fuel

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1750-1781

  Talamo, Alberto ^a   Gudowski, Waclaw ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS TURBINES; HELIUM; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

GAS TURBINE-MODULAR HELIUM REACTORS (GT-MHR); GRAPHITE-MODERATED POWER REACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS REACTORS (HTGR); NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 27144468977     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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