Alternative applications of homogeneous thoria-urania fuel in light water reactors to enhance the economics of the thorium fuel cycle

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-52

  Joo, Hyung Kook ^a   Noh, Jae Man ^a   Yoo, Jae Woon ^a   Cho, Jin Young ^a   Park, Sang Yoon ^a   Chang, Moon Hee ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fuel economy; Light water reactor; Thorium fuel cycle

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FUEL ECONOMY; NUCLEAR FUELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; THORIA; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

FUEL CYCLE ANALYSIS; THORIUM FUEL CYCLE;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 4043164856     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT03-30     Document Type: Article

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