Transmutation impacts of generation-IV nuclear energy systems

PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hill, R N ^a   Taiwo, T A ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFCI; Fuel cycle; Gen IV; Transmutation; Transuranics

Indexed keywords

FUEL BURNERS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFCI; FUEL CYCLES; TRANSMUTATION; TRANSURANICS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 33847204010     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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