On TiN-particle fuel based helium-cooled transmutation systems

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1322-1328

  Westlén, Daniel ^a   Wallenius, Janne ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; HELIUM; PLUTONIUM;

NEUTRON SPECTRUM; TRANSMUTATION SYSTEM;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33751081851     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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