Impact of high burnup on PWR spent fuel characteristics

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-273

  Xu, Zhiwen ^a   Kazimi, Mujid S ^a   Driscoll, Michael J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVITY;

FUEL FABRICATION; HIGH-BURNUP FUEL; SPENT-FUEL RADIOACTIVITY;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 27744565839     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE05-A2545     Document Type: Article

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