Static design of a liquid-salt-cooled pebble bed reactor (LSPBR)

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 83-92

  de Zwaan, S J ^a   Boer, B ^a   Lathouwers, D ^a   Kloosterman, J L ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; GRAPHITE; HEAT TRANSFER; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COOLANT TEMPERATURE; LIQUID-SALT-COOLED PEBBLE BED REACTOR (LSPBR); NEUTRONIC PROPERTIES; STATIC DESIGN;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 33846939725     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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