Scenario analyses of future UK fuel cycle options

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-256

  Worrall, Andrew ^a   Gregg, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuel cycle analysis; New build; Plutonium management; Scenarios; Uk

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FUEL CYCLE ANALYSIS; NEXIA SOLUTIONS (CO); NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE; PLUTONIUM MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 34247153396     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711279     Document Type: Article

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