SCW pressure-channel nuclear reactors: Some design features and concepts

International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Duffey, R B ^a   Pioro, I L ^a   Gabaraev, B A ^b   Kuznetsov, Yu N ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b DOLLEZHAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERING NIKIET   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENERGY COSTS; STEAM HEATERS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER (SCW); THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

COSTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

EID: 33845761347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICONE14-89609     Document Type: Conference Paper

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