Definition of breeding gain for the closed fuel cycle and application to a gas-cooled fast reactor

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-199

  Van Rooijen, W F G ^a   Kloosterman, J L ^a   Van Der Hagen, T H J J ^a   Van Dam, H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; GAS COOLED REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REACTOR REFUELING;

BREEDING GAIN; FUEL CYCLE; MATERIAL COMPOSITION;

FAST REACTORS;

EID: 35348851380     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE07-A2721     Document Type: Article

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