Transmutation-incineration potential of transuraniums discharged from PWR-UO2 spent fuel in modified PROMETHEUS fusion reactor

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2093-2108

  Yapici, Hüseyin ^a   Genç, Gamze ^a   Demir, Nesrin ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinide transmutation; Fusion reactors; High level waste; Hybrid reactors; PROMETHEUS reactor

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER; INCINERATION; ISOTOPES; SILICON CARBIDE; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

NUCLEAR HEAT TRANSFER; OPERATION PERIOD (OP); PRESSURED WATER REACTOR PWR; TRANSURANIUMS DISCHARGED;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 33745870497     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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