Protected plutonium breeding by transmutation of minor actinides in fast breeder reactor

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-237

  Meiliza, Yoshitalia ^a   Saito, Masaki ^a   Sagara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

238Pu; Blanket; MAs; Plutonium production; Proliferation resistance; Protected Pu

Indexed keywords

BREEDER REACTORS; BREEDING BLANKETS; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS;

PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION; PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 40549094331     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.45.230     Document Type: Article

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