Burnable poison for reactivity management in a very high temperature reactor

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 298-304

  Jo, Chang Keun ^a   Kim, Yonghee ^a   Noh, Jae Man ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ERBIUM; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BURNABLE POISONS; BURNUP REACTIVITY SWINGS; CORE PERFORMANCE; CORE TEMPERATURES; DISCHARGE BURN-UP; EFFECTIVE DIAMETERS; EQUILIBRIUM CYCLES; EXCESS REACTIVITIES; FUEL BURN-UP; FUEL TEMPERATURES; LONG CYCLES; MODERATOR TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS; OPTIMAL APPLICATIONS; SELF-SHIELDING; SMALL REDUCTIONS; SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENTS; VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

REACTOR SHIELDING;

EID: 61349149276     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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