Operation of CANDU power reactor in thorium self-sufficient fuel cycle

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-150

  Bergelson, B R ^a   Gerasimov, A S ^a   Tikhomirov, G V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

CANDU; Self sufficient mode; Thorium cycle

Indexed keywords

NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLUTONIUM; THORIUM;

FUEL ASSEMBLY; FUEL RELOADING; SELF-SUFFICIENT MODE; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 33847295708     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12043-007-0018-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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