Design study on reactor structure of Pb-Bi-cooled direct contact boiling water fast reactor (PBWFR)

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 50, Issue 2-6, 2008, Pages 197-205

  Takahashi, Minoru ^a   Uchida, Shoji ^b   Kasahara, Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Advanced Reactor Technology Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Construction cost; Direct contact boiling; Fast reactor; Gas lift pump; Lead bismuth

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; NITRIDES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONSTRUCTION COST; DIRECT CONTACT BOILING; GAS LIFT PUMP; LEAD BISMUTH;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 39549102421     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2007.10.026     Document Type: Article

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