Burning of reactor grade plutonium mixed with thorium in a hybrid reactor

Journal of Fusion Energy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-298

  Acir, Adem ^a   Übeyli, Mustafa ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TOBB UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fission; Fusion; Hybrid reactor; Reactor grade plutonium; Thorium

Indexed keywords

HYBRID REACTORS; REACTOR GRADE PLUTONIUM;

FISSION PRODUCTS; FUSION REACTIONS; HYBRID MATERIALS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 34547355656     PISSN: 01640313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10894-007-9078-1     Document Type: Article

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