Development of polonium surface contamination measure in lead-bismuth eutectic coolant

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 577-585

  Obara, Toru ^a   Miura, Terumitsu ^a   Sekimoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADS; Contamination; Innovative fast reactor; Lead bismuth eutectic; Polonium

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CONTAMINATION; COOLANTS; EUTECTICS; FAST REACTORS; LEAD; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ADS; INNOVATIVE FAST REACTORS; LEAD-BISMUTH EUTECTICS; NUCLEAR SYSTEM;

POLONIUM;

EID: 28544452523     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2005.05.060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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