Parametric survey for benefit of partitioning and transmutation technology in terms of high-level radioactive waste disposal

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 398-404

  Oigawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Yokoo, Takeshi ^b   Nishihara, Kenji ^a   Morita, Yasuji ^a   Ikeda, Takao ^c   Takaki, Naoyuki ^d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^c JGC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cooling period; Fission products; Geological repository; Glass waste form; High level radioactive waste; Light water reactor; Minor actinides; Partitioning and transmutation; Reprocessing; Spent fuel

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; COOLING; FISSION PRODUCTS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

GLASS WASTE; PARAMETRIC SURVEYS; TRANSMUTATION TECHNOLOGY;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 34247171253     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711300     Document Type: Article

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