Nuclear analyses for two "look-alike" helium-cooled pebble bed test blanket sub-modules proposed by the US for testing in ITER

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 8-14 PART B, 2006, Pages 1567-1576

  Youssef, M Z ^a   Sawan, M E ^b   Ying, A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic breeder; Neutronics tests; Nuclear analysis; Nuclear heating; Pebble beds; Tritium breeding

Indexed keywords

BREEDER REACTORS; COOLING; HEATING; TRITIUM;

CERAMIC BREEDER; NEUTRONICS TESTS; NUCLEAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR HEATING; PEBBLE BEDS; TRITIUM BREEDING;

HELIUM;

EID: 31844435096     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.08.102     Document Type: Article

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