Investigation of CANDU reactors as a thorium burner

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 1661-1675

  Şahin, Sümer ^a   Yildiz, Kadir ^b   Şahin, Haci Mehmet ^a   Acir, Adem ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CANDU reactors; High burn up; Plutonium; Thorium

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THORIUM;

CANDU REACTORS; FUEL FABRICATION COSTS; HIGH BURN-UP; NUCLEAR WASTE;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 33645403403     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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