Optimization of the Minor Actinides transmutation in ADS: The European Facility for Industrial Transmutation EFIT-PB concept

8th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications and Utilization of Accelerators, ACCAPP'07

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 560-567

  Artioli, C ^a   Ait Abderrahim H ^b   Glinatsis, G ^a   Mansani, L ^c   Petrovich, C ^a   Sarotto, M ^a   Schikorr, M ^d  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PLUTONIUM;

CLADDING TEMPERATURES; EUROPEANS; FREE OXIDES; INERT MATRIXES; MONTE CARLO CODES; NEUTRONIC CALCULATIONS; PIN DIAMETERS; PROTON CURRENTS; RADIAL ZONES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 58349090642     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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