Steps toward passively safe, proliferation-resistant nuclear power

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-287

  Penner, S S ^a   Seiser, R ^a   Schultz, K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeder reactors; Fourth generation nuclear reactors; Nuclear power history; Passive safety; Prismatic reactor; Proliferation resistance; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR REACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

FOURTH GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUCLEAR POWER HISTORY; PASSIVE SAFETY; PRISMATIC REACTOR;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 41449097031     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2007.07.003     Document Type: Review

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