The behavior of ThO2-based fuel rods during normal operation and transient events in LWRs

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 120-139

  Long, Yun ^a   Siefken, Larry J ^b   Hejzlar, Pavel ^a   Loewen, Eric P ^b   Hohorst, Judith K ^b   MacDonald, Philip E ^b   Kazimi, Mujid S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced LWR fuel; Thorium fuel performance; Thorium fuel safety

Indexed keywords

LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); REACTOR OPERATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THORIA; TRANSIENTS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; THORIUM FUEL PERFORMANCE; THORIUM FUEL SAFETY;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 4043086998     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3519     Document Type: Article

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