Transmutation missions for fusion neutron sources

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-20

  Stacey, W M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPENT FUELS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

NEUTRON TRANSMUTATION MISSIONS; TECHNOLOGY DATABASE; TOKAMAK FUSION NEUTRON SOURCES;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 33845701865     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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