HTGR reactor physics and fuel cycle studies

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 615-634

  Kuijper, J C ^a,j   Raepsaet, X ^b   De Haas, J B M ^a   Von Lensa, W ^c   Ohlig, U ^c   Ruetten, H J ^c   Brockmann, H ^c   Damian, F ^b   Dolci, F ^b   Bernnat, W ^d   Oppe, J ^a   Kloosterman, J L ^e   Cerullo, N ^f   Lomonaco, G ^f   Negrini, A ^g   Magill, J ^h   Seiler, R ⁱ  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^b DIF   (France)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

^h JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

ⁱ PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^j NRG   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; COMBUSTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLUTONIUM; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FUEL CYCLES; MODELLING; NEUTRON TRANSPORT;

GAS COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 33644890439     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.10.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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