Neutronic performance of HYLIFE-II fusion reactor using various thorium molten salts

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 1417-1423

  Übeyli, Mustafa ^a  

^a TOBB UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; FISSION REACTIONS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DAMAGE; SERVICE LIFE;

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; NEUTRONIC ANALYSIS; REACTION CHAMBERS; REACTORS LIFETIME;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 33846647071     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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