Transmutation of minor actinides discharged from LMFBR spent fuel in a high power density fusion reactor

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3219-3238

  Übeyli, Mustafa ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinide transmutation; Fusion reactor; High power density

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUSION REACTORS; HELIUM; PROBABILITY;

ACTINIDE TRANSMUTATION; HIGH POWER DENSITY; MINOR ACTINIDES (MA); NEUTRON FLUX;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 4043061581     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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