Weapons-grade plutonium-thorium PWR assembly design and core safety analysis

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-83

  Dziadosz, David ^a   Ake, Timothy N ^a   Saglam, Mehmet ^a   Sapyta, Joe J ^a  

^a AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Core design and safety analysis; Thorium; Weapons grade plutonium

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); REACTOR CORES; REACTOR OPERATION; THORIUM;

CORE DESIGN; SAFETY ANALYSIS; WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 4043115563     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT147-69     Document Type: Article

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