Studies of an accelerator-driven transuranium burner with hafnium-based inert matrix fuel

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-298

  Tuček, Kamil ^a,b   Jolkkonen, Mikael ^a   Wallenius, Janne ^b   Gudowski, Waclaw ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerator driven system; Inert matrix; Lead bismuth

Indexed keywords

FUEL BURNERS; HAFNIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR STARTUP; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS;

ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEM; BURNUP CODES; INERT MATRIX FUEL;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33947515064     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT07-A3818     Document Type: Article

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