Inert matrix kernels for actinide incineration in high temperature reactors

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-267

  Somers, J ^a   Fernandez, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fabrication; HTR; Kernels; Plutonium; Transmutation

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; INCINERATION; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; RESEARCH REACTORS; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

HTR; INERT MATRIX FUELS (IMF); KERNELS; TRANSMUTATION;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 31344460007     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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