Submersion criticality safety of fast spectrum space reactors: Potential spectral shift absorbers

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-254

  King, Jeffrey C ^a   El Genk, Mohamed S ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GADOLINIUM; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEAWATER;

FAST SPECTRUM SPACE REACTORS; NEUTRON SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL SHIFT ABSORBERS; SUBMERSION ACCIDENT;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 31144471971     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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