Costs for manufacturing thorium-uranium dioxide fuels for light water reactors

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-112

  Lahoda, Edward J ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

LWR fuel; Manufacturing costs; Thorium uranium dioxide

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; THORIA; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUELS; MANUFACTURING COSTS; PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; THORIUM-URANIUM DIOXIDE FUEL;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 4043109838     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3517     Document Type: Article

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