Power plant conceptual studies in Europe

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1524-1532

  Maisonnier, D ^a   Campbell, D ^a   Cook, I ^b   Di Pace, L ^c   Giancarli, L ^d   Hayward, J ^a   Li Puma, A ^e   Medrano, M ^f   Norajitra, P ^g   Roccella, M ^h   Sardain, P ^a   Tran, M Q ⁱ   Ward, D ^b  

^a EFDA CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT   (Germany)

^b CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^d CEA SACLAY   (France)

^e CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE FUSIÓN   (Spain)

^g EURATOM ASSOCIATION   (Germany)

^h EPFL ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUSION REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FUSION POWER PLANTS; POWER PLANT MODELS; SYSTEM INTEGRATION;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 38749138498     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: 17414326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/47/11/014     Document Type: Article

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