Options for small and medium sized reactors (SMRs) to overcome loss of economies of scale and incorporate increased proliferation resistance and energy security

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 50, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 242-250

  Kuznetsov, Vladimir ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Energy security; Proliferation resistance; Small and medium sized reactors; Small reactors without on site refuelling

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR REFUELING;

DESIGN COMPLEXITY; ENERGY SECURITY; FUEL CASSETTE; PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; SABOTAGE PROTECTION;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 39549098119     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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