Enhancing BWR proliferation resistance fuel with minor actinides

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-160

  Chang, Gray S ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; ATOMS; BOILING WATER REACTORS; COOLANTS; FUELS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SPENT FUELS; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES;

ADVANCED LIGHT WATER REACTORS; ADVANCED NUCLEAR SYSTEMS; ADVANCED SYSTEMS; ATOMS FOR PEACES; BOILING WATERS; BURNABLE ABSORBERS; COOLANT CHANNELS; EXCESS REACTIVITIES; FUEL BURN-UP; FUEL CYCLES; FUEL PINS; HIGH BURN-UP FUELS; ISOTOPE RATIOS; LATTICE CELLS; MINOR ACTINIDES; NEUTRONICS; NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; PROLIFERATION RESISTANCES; REACTIVITY CONTROLS; REPOSITORY FACILITIES; WASTE STREAMS; WATER COOLANTS;

FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 60849113989     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.08.062     Document Type: Article

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